Gene-editing techniques under the spotlight

Jager Robinson
Oct 1, 2019
Oct 1, 2019

Dr. Gurumurthy — Dr. Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, associate professor of developmental neuroscience at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute, works in a lab. He developed a faster method of DNA sequencing.
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Gene-editing is the latest in a long line of technological breakthroughs hitting the agricultural industry.

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