Sep 6, 2021
CRISPaper: Understanding CRISPR Gene-Editing through Art
Posted by Jason Blain in categories: biotech/medical, food, genetics, health
To Sheng-Ying Pao, the power of reframing CRISPR lies in what is absolutely ordinary: paper. In CRISPaper, Pao revisited a cultural past in the ancient art of papermaking.
Over thousands of years, farmers painstakingly converted the wild rice plant into a staple crop. Today, researchers are using CRISPR to change genes to optimize grain yield. However, rice is more than food. In ancient China, it was used to make paper.
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