CRISPR and Personalized Medicine: What the Future Holds
CRISPR and Personalized Medicine: What the Future Holds By Dr. Leo Lexicon - October 26, 2024 An Introduction to CRISPR and Personalized Medicine The advancement of CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology has opened doors in medicine that were previously unimaginable. As scientists continue to make headway in gene-editing, CRISPR is emerging as a transformative tool in the field of personalized medicine. By enabling targeted changes to DNA sequences, CRISPR allows for precise, individualized treatment options tailored to the genetic makeup of each patient. This personalization offers the potential to treat a wide range of diseases more effectively and with fewer side effects than conventional therapies. How CRISPR Works: A Brief Overview CRISPR technology functions like molecular scissors that can target specific DNA sequences for modification. The system uses an enzyme, often Cas9, guided by a customizable RNA sequence to locate and cut specific p...