Creator: Amrita Surendranath
Keywords: Breakthrough of 2015, CRISPR, References

Written by Amrita Surendranath, B.Sc, M.Sc.

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond), Dr. Simi Paknikar

Last Updated on Oct 21, 2016

References for The Breakthrough of 2015 - CRISPR

Author: Amrita Surendranath

Editor: Dr. Simi Paknikar

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Mar 04, 2016
Last Updated on Oct 21, 2016

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