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This "frugal CRISPR kit" costs about $2. It includes a cell-free extract (no living cells), plasmids encoding colorful proteins, and Cas9 + guide RNAs. Students express colorful proteins in the extract & then use CRISPR to cut the protein-coding genes, leading to loss of color.

This "frugal CRISPR kit" costs about $2. It includes a cell-free extract (no living cells), plasmids encoding colorful proteins, and Cas9 + guide RNAs. Students express colorful proteins in the extract & then use CRISPR to cut the protein-coding genes, leading to loss of color.