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Chinese Journal of Nature ›› 2020, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (6): 456-462.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-9608.2020.06.004

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CRISPR/Cas9, a new era of genome editing: A brief introduction to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020

JIANG Yanhong, WU Yuxuan   

  1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
  • Received:2020-11-14 Online:2020-12-25 Published:2020-12-18

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Abstract:  The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to two scientists for their discoveries of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing and its molecular mechanisms. The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology is regarded as one of the most important biological discoveries in the 21st century. Their discovery has led to widespread applications of the CRISPR-Cas9 system as a powerful and versatile tool in genome editing. Here, the development and application of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology and the contributions of scientists are introduced.

Key words:  , gene editing, adaptive immune system, CRISPR/Cas9