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RNA-triggered cell killing with CRISPR-Cas12a2 (nature.com)
3 points by manuelr-t 42 days ago
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Didn't knew CRISPR could kill a cell, for me it was a tool to edit a gene.

I'm curious if people if a biology background think about this usage as a research tool or as plausible therapeutic direction