Patent Pick: Delivering on mRNA's Promise

Oct 13th, 2017

Rachel Grabenhofer

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As many cosmetic scientists are aware, CRISPR and its related Cas9 enzyme are becoming more widely used for gene editing in biological and therapeutic applications. However, according to inventors at the Ohio State Innovation Foundation, possible off-target effects can cause significant safety issues. As such, one alternative is to express Cas9 using its related messenger RNA (mRNA).

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