Team uses AlphaFold AI to redesign gene-editing proteins to make them safer
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Researchers in China used Google's AlphaFold AI to identify which parts of the CRISPR gene-editing protein Cas9 cause accidental edits to the wrong DNA sequences. By comparing how Cas9 behaves at correct versus incorrect target sites, they developed a method called ContactSeek that pinpointed key amino acids responsible for errors, then redesigned them — reducing off-target editing from 28% to just 5%.
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