#  CRISPR Enzyme Programmed to Kill Viruses in Human Cells 

 





October 11, 2019

 

 

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 Pardis Sabeti and researchers at the Broad Institute have turned a CRISPR RNA-cutting enzyme into an antiviral that can be programmed to detect and destroy RNA-based viruses in human cells. Many of the world's most common or deadly pathogens are RNA-based viruses. The study in [Molecular Cell](https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(19)30698-7) is the first to harness CAS 13 enzyme, or any CRISPR system, as an antiviral in cultured human cells. [Broad Institute News](https://www.broadinstitute.org/news/crispr-enzyme-programmed-kill-viruses-human-cells)

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