Reading Comp - CRISPR

The CRISPR system uses the enzyme __________ to make precise cuts in DNA.

In 2018, a Chinese scientist claimed to have edited the genes of __________ using CRISPR.

The phrase “with great power comes great __________” reflects concerns about how CRISPR is used.

One concern about CRISPR is editing genes for non-medical traits like __________ or intelligence.

The full name for CRISPR is “Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short __________ Repeats.”

CRISPR technology was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in the year __________.

The guide molecule in CRISPR helps locate the specific __________ sequence to be edited.

The natural purpose of CRISPR in bacteria is to defend against __________.

In CRISPR, once the DNA is cut, the cell's natural __________ system tries to repair it.

One of the diseases scientists are trying to treat using CRISPR is __________ cell anemia.