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Joshua Modell

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Joshua Modell, Ph.D. is assistant professor of molecular biology and genetics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is known for his work on the widely used gene-cutting system CRISPR-Cas9. His laboratory uses an integrated approach, combining molecular biology, next-generation sequencing, functional genomics, biochemistry, bioinformatics, and time-lapse microscopy.

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Illustration of scientists removing segments of a DNA double helix
Genetics
CRISPR-Cas9 'scissor' tool may be a genetic 'dimmer switch' as well
Published Jan 29, 2021
Molecular biologists and geneticists from Johns Hopkins identify the role of specialized RNA in repressing gene activity

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