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  • DNAzymes could outperform protein enzymes for genetic engineering

    Jun 24, 2021 9:15 am by Liz Ahlberg TouchstoneResearch
    Chemistry professor Yi Lu led a team that developed a technique that allows DNAzymes to cut double-stranded DNA, enabling a wide range of genetic engineering applications. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • Chemistry professor Yi Lu led a team that developed a technique that allows DNAzymes to cut double-stranded DNA, enabling a wide range of genetic engineering applications. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    Move over, gene-editing proteins – there’s a smaller, cheaper, more specific genetic engineering tool on the block: DNAzymes – small DNA molecules that can function like protein enzymes.