By Michael Le Page – NewScientist –
The idea of self-amplifying gene editing is to get cells to pass on packages of CRISPR machinery to their neighbours, boosting the effect
Imagine if, instead of delivering a leaflet individually to each home, a postal worker just had to give one to a volunteer on each block, who then photocopied it and handed out copies to neighbours. That postal worker would get leaflets into dramatically more homes that way. Biologists are hoping a similar approach could make gene editing better at treating all kinds of conditions.
