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Slaying Superbugs With a New Type I CRISPR Gene-Editing Tool

September 28, 2021 . Bioboard

A new type I-F CRISPR-Cas system has been developed to be transferrable to heterologous hosts and demonstrates promising efficiency, stability, and “scarless” gene-editing, opening up a new...

Keeping Copper Atoms Close: A New Strategy to Fight Superbugs

September 27, 2021 . Bioboard

The compact arrangement of copper ions in a new copper-containing polymer can boost the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide and thus, the production of hydroxyl radicals to kill bacteria. A looming...