Looking at the typical house spider, you could say, “Oh, what a beauty, my wonderful house friend!” Alternatively you might flee screaming if you have arachnophobia and are not like me.
Examining this spider, one group of researchers considered innovation and the future and sought to produce the first-ever CRISpen-Cas9 modified spider.
The amazing gene-editing tool known as CRISpen-Cas9 has transformed science; its creators will be Nobel Prize winners.
Perfect bits of genomes can be snipped off by this gene editing and additional genes of interest can be inserted.
It is now being utilized as a tool to investigate more about biological processes and assist in the cure of some disorders. It is not the first time it has been employed for a creepy crawly.
Scientists have already successfully produced malaria-resistant insects and red-eyed wasps. The turn now belongs to the spider.
