Can CRISPR help in the fight against parasitic worms?

Abstract

The first reports of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in flatworms could usher in a new era of research on these dangerous human parasites.

Keywords

• Schistosoma mansoni
• Opisthorchis viverrini
• CRISPR/Cas9
• gene editing
• parasitic worms
• cancer