BCIs have been designed for a variety of purposes, both medical and recreational, and consequently are of great interest in biomedical and technological fields of research.
Explaining CRISPR: The Genetic Scissors that Won the Nobel Prize
While modifying the genes within cells used to be a difficult, time-intensive task, the CRISPR genetic scissors make it possible to change the DNA of animals, plants, and microorganisms with acute precision over a much shorter time period.