CRISPR-Cas13 targets proteins causing ALS and Huntington’s disease

https://www.techexplorist.com/crispr-cas13-targets-proteins-causing-als-huntingtons-disease/44224/

"Using a targeted CRISPR technique in the central nervous systems of mice, scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have successfully deactivated the mutation of proteins that can cause Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Huntington’s disease... effectively silenced the mutant genes without disturbing the cell’s DNA"

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