Base editing

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How it's built
What it can do
Where it's used

Base editing is a molecular technique that allows scientists to precisely change individual letters of DNA—the genetic code that contains all the instructions for life. Unlike earlier gene-editing tools that cut both strands of DNA and risk introducing errors, base editors surgically convert one DNA letter into an…

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