Science: Genes, DNA & Chromosomes Explained

Abhay Mishra | Academic Advisor on Instagram: "Follow🎖️What is CRISPR-Cas9? CRISPR-Cas9 is a genome-editing technology adapted from a natural defense mechanism found in bacteria. CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, and Cas9 is a DNA-cutting enzyme (endonuclease). In simple terms, CRISPR-Cas9 acts as molecular scissors guided by RNA, allowing scientists to precisely cut DNA at a chosen location in the genome. Core Components Guide RNA (gRNA): Directs Cas9

Explaining Nature on Instagram: "Colossal Biosciences has taken gray wolves and used genome editing to give them certain traits thought to resemble those of the extinct dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus). They sequenced ancient DNA from dire wolf fossils, identified about twenty genetic edits across fourteen genes that influence physical characteristics like coat color, body size, skull structure, and musculature, and applied those edits to gray wolf cells. • #reels #explore #nature #viral #interesting