Why CRISPR/Cas9
The Warwick iGEM 2016 team dedicated a lot of time to researching novel technologies that were potential project focal points. We elected to use CRISPR technology as it possesses a myriad of potential uses, whilst being a very precise method of genetic manipulation. Given that this field of research is relatively new, we were excited by the concept of investigating potential novel applications of the CRISPR/Cas9 system.
