Genetic Engineering: designing a sgRNA using Benchling and CRISPR Cas9 Gene Editing Technology
<p>In this article, I am going to explain <strong>genetic engineering</strong> and introduce <strong>gene editing</strong> for medical applications. I will then, describe <strong>the working of CRISPR</strong>, which is the next big thing when it comes to genome editing technology. You will want to stick around till the end of this article: I<strong> designed a sgRNA using Benchling</strong> (a platform for biotechnology research) and CRISPR Cas9 Gene Editing Technology. I made a tutorial for it, which you can replicate to better understand the workings of CRISPR.</p>
<h1>Genetic engineering</h1>
<p>Genetic engineering depends on modifying the 4 building blocks of life, the <strong>4 nucleotides.</strong> These are found in DNA and are <strong>adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G)</strong>. They are also each made up of a nitrogenous base, a deoxyribose sugar, and a phosphate group. Adenine pairs with thymine, and cytosine pairs with guanine in the DNA double helix through specific hydrogen bonding.</p>
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