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Double-tap gene drive uses iterative genome targeting to help overcome resistance alleles.
Nature communications - 9 May 2022
Bishop Alena L, López Del Amo Víctor, Okamoto Emily M, Bodai Zsolt, Komor Alexis C, Gantz Valentino M
Abstract excerpt
Homing CRISPR gene drives could aid in curbing the spread of vector-borne diseases and controlling crop pest and invasive species populations due to an inheritance rate that surpasses Mendelian laws. However, this technology suffers from resistance alleles formed when the drive-induced DNA break is repaired by error-prone pathways, which creates mutations that disrupt the gRNA recognition sequence and prevent...
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