Jennifer Doudna: CRISPR-Cas9

• Rocío Mondaca Marcelo ^[1] ; M. Blanca Nieto Ponce ^[1] ; Paula Ochoa Mejía ^[1] ; Julio Ramírez Guerrero ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Pablo de Olavide

     Universidad Pablo de Olavide

     Sevilla, España

     
• Localización: MoleQla: revista de Ciencias de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide, ISSN-e 2173-0903, Nº. 41, 2021 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Mujeres en ciencia y ciencia por mujeres)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Jennifer Doudna, a well-known scientist due to her excellent achievements, is a leading figure in what is referred to as the "CRISPR revolution" for her fundamental work and leadership in developing CRISPR-mediated genome editing. This was possible thanks to the previous description of the CRISPR system by Francisco Mojica. This article discusses some of the kinetics aspects related to the process in order to have a greater understanding of how this technique works. Furthermore, we have taken into account the ethical issues that arise with the creation of this innovative development.