How crisper works? Excellent 2 minutes video about CRISPR technology

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CRISPR or clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) is a versatile tool for genome engineering used for generating RNA-guided nucleases, such as Cas9, with customizable specificities.

The tool allows scientists to make precise edits to DNA strands, which could lead to treatments for genetic diseases ... but could also be used to create so-called "designer babies."

It has already been used for human trait selection in the UK, as we have seen in the three-parent in vitro fertilization for eliminating mitochondrial diseases.

Here is a beautiful, short two minutes video by STAT, explaining how CRISPR works.