DNA is the primary information storage medium in all living organisms and can be harnessed to act as synthetic cellular memory devices. One such DNA-based system harnessed for many different uses is CRISPR. CRISPR, a family of DNA sequences found in the genomes of prokaryotic organisms such as bacteria and archaea, has been developed into a technology that can be used to edit genes within … Continue reading The world’s smallest tape recorder is built from microbes.