Kiran Musunuru on the Newest TALEN Genome-Editing System
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...versions of 15 different disease-associated genes.
Addgene spoke to Musunuru about how the new kit works, ...and how it compares to his CRISPR/Cas9 system.
Addgene: For people unfamiliar with this new TALEN kit,...either knock out a gene or knock in a mutation.
Addgene: How do you use this kit to target a particular...cells. (See the complete protocol at StemBook).
Addgene: How are you now using this tool?
Musunuru: We ...one needs to do disease modeling in stem cells.
Addgene: Tell me about the history. How had investigators...genetically modified cells in less than a month's time.
Addgene: What are the implications of this kit in terms...becomes more of an apples-to-oranges comparison.
Addgene: Can you compare the TALEN kit to CRISPR/Cas9? ...