CRISPR/Cas Tool Kit for Genome Editing

Overview of CRISPR/Cas

This book discusses CRISPR/Cas—one of the most powerful tools available to scientists for genome editing. CRISPR/Cas is not only a genome editing tool, but researchers have also engineered it for gene regulation, genome imaging, base editing, and epigenome regulations. This book describes the entire toolkit for CRISPR/Cas. The opening section gives an introduction to the technique and compares it with other genome editing tools. The further section gives a historical perspective of the tool, along with its detailed classification. The next chapters describe bioinformatic tools in CRISPR/Cas, and delivery methods for CRISPR/Cas. The book also discusses the applications of CRISPR/Cas beyond genome editing and the use of CRISPR for rewriting genetic codes. The book dedicates a section to the use of CRISPR in plants. The book culminates with a chapter on the current status, challenges, and shortcomings of the CRISPR/Cas genome editing tool.

Intended Audience

The book would be highly interesting to students and researchers in molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, food science, agriculture, and plant sciences.