Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (6): 1014-1018.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2020.06.026

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gene editing technology: gene scissors—a tool for rewriting the code of life—introduction of The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020

Gu Siyu, Yang Xiaomei, He Junqi*   

  1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
  • Received:2020-10-23 Online:2020-12-21 Published:2021-01-18
  • Contact: * E-mail: jq_he@ccmu.edu.cn

Abstract: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 was awarded jointly to Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Dr. Jennifer A. Doudna, in recognition of their contribution to “the development of a method for genome editing”. In this review article, we have described the structures and mechanisms of CRISPR/Cas9, the discovery and development of CRISPR/Cas9 system, and the prospects and challenges about CRISPR/Cas9 system.

Key words: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry, CRISPR/Cas9, gene-editing technology