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CRISPR could lead to gene-editing fix for a form of male infertility

1 September 2019

Infertile male mice have fathered offspring after their condition was fixed by CRISPR – an approach that could help many couples with fertility problems
mimivirus

Giant virus has evolved its own kind of CRISPR to destroy invaders

1 September 2019

The massive mimivirus is so big it has its own kind of CRISPR-like immune system to defend against the tiny viruses that attack it

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