Dr Francisco Mojica discovered the unusual repeated DNA sequences at the core of today’s gene-editing revolution. This pioneer who named CRISPR will be in conversation with Merlin Crossley, Professor of Molecular Biology and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at UNSW Sydney. Watch this video to hear how Mojica’s ground-breaking discovery to the genome-editing technique could potentially cure diseases like sickle cell anaemia, muscular dystrophy, and HIV.
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