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UF engineers develop world’s first DNA-guided CRISPR system for RNA editing

A University of Florida engineering team, working with researchers at UT Austin, has created a new form of CRISPR technology that uses DNA rather than RNA as a guide molecule — a first of its kind. Because DNA is naturally more stable and easier to produce than RNA, the approach could make disease diagnostics and treatments safer, more precise, and less expensive. The team first reported the work in a 2024 preprint and released the structure of the system in a separate preprint in March 2026.

Sources: UF News