What Is CRISPR | Modified Curriculum

CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) is a family of DNA sequences found in the genomes of prokaryotic organisms such as [[bacteria|bacteria]] and [[archaea|archaea]]. CRISPR has been used to develop novel therapies, such as the treatment of [[sickle-cell-anemia|sickle cell anemia]] and [[muscular-dystrophy|muscular dystrophy]]. CRISPR has also been explored for its potential to treat complex diseases, such as [[cancer|cancer]] and [[hiv|hIV]].