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The latest round in the CRISPR patent battle has an apparent victor, but the fight continues – Science Magazine

Broad Institute appears to gain an advantage over the University of California and its partners who have claimed to have invented the genome editor first.

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The genome editor CRISPR, whose invention is at the heart of a fierce patent battle, typically uses an RNA molecule (red) to guide a DNA-cutting enzyme such as Cas9 (orange) to a DNA sequence (blue) targeted for cutting. 
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By Jon CohenSep. 11, 2020 , 6:40 PM
The long-running patent battle over CRISPR, the genome editor that may bring a Nobel prize and many millions of dollars to whoever is credited with its invention, has taken a new twist that vastly complicat…

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