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Bizarre CRISPR enzyme kills cancer cells by shredding their DNA

Scientists have exploited a peculiar CRISPR enzyme so that it fights cancer by shredding the DNA in cancer cells, causing them to self-destruct. The enzyme can be programmed to recognize a specific ...

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Published: 23 July 2026
Source: Nature Machine Intelligence
Category: Research
Topics: Biotech
Retrieved: 25 July 2026

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ethics.ai (23 July 2026), “Bizarre CRISPR enzyme kills cancer cells by shredding their DNA,” evidence record 13506, https://ethics.ai/record/13506 (originally published by Nature Machine Intelligence).

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