Mitochondrial genome editing gets precise

Magomet Aushev () and Mary Herbert ()

Nature, 2020, vol. 583, issue 7817, 521-522

Abstract: A bacterial toxin has been found that allows DNA in a cellular organelle called the mitochondrion to be precisely altered. This development could help to combat diseases caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA.

Keywords: Biotechnology; Gene therapy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-01974-6

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