TALENs (Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases)

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An older gene editing system derived from bacteria that uses proteins with programmable repeat domains to recognize single DNA letters, offering more ease than ZFNs but still cumbersome.

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Peter Attia MD

An older gene editing system derived from bacteria that uses proteins with programmable repeat domains to recognize single DNA letters, offering more ease than ZFNs but still cumbersome.