Genome is the blueprint of life and contains all the information about an organism’s characteristics and functions. Scientists completed the decoding of all human genetic information (human genome) in 2003. They then proceeded to develop editing tools to intentionally cut DNA and rewrite genomes to treat serious diseases. In 2020, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to the developer of a genome editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9. The laboratory led by Professor Yuriko Osakabe from the School of Life Science and Technology, has developed the world's first CRISPR-Cas, which belongs to subtypes Type I-D, and is conducting research to make safer use of genome editing.

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