New CRISPR tool selectively cuts tumor DNA while sparing healthy cells
Cristiana Gigina
Apr 15 2026 Cancer cells excel at evading detection, but subtle chemical differences set them apart from healthy cells. Now, a team of scientists from Wageningen University & Research and Van Andel Institute has identified a way to exploit this distinction. Using a variant of CRISPR, a modern tool for editing DNA, they distinguished tumor DNA from healthy DNA and selectively cut only the former. The study, published today in Nature , is an early but promising step toward a cancer therapy that
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