New DNA base editor minimizes bystander edits while maintaining high efficiency

The trajectory of core publishing has been remarkable, moving from the laboratory to patient care, treating debilitating or terminal illnesses, in less than a decade. A type of gene editing that makes chemical changes to our DNA, base editing was developed by Alexis Komor, an associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at the University of California, San Diego.