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March 9, 2018

CRISPR could change everything

What it is. What it can do.

CRISPR could change everything

Excerpted from Best Food Facts

A new discovery is creating a lot of interest in gene editing. CRISPR is a technology that allows scientists to make precise changes in genetic code. To find out more about this scientific discovery and its potential uses, Best Food Facts asked blogger Lynne Feifer of 365 Days of Baking to bring her passion for food into the research lab and explore CRISPR technology.

Lynne interviewed Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou in his laboratory at North Carolina State University.

Learn more about how CRISPR can treat disease and how CRISPR can improve food at Best Food Facts.