CRISPR gets a boost in power thanks to AI-designed ‘molecular scissors’0

• SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
• July 17, 2026

An enzyme cuts DNA (artist’s impression). Synthetic enzymes that cleave proteins were rapidly designed with the help of artificial intelligence.Credit: Artur Plawgo/Scientific Photo Library Scientists have leveraged artificial intelligence models to create synthetic CRISPR proteins that edit the genome more efficiently than their natural counterparts. These synthetic CRISPR systems could one day drive discoveries in