Researchers have used CRISPR-Cas9 to develop a technology that can target any gene in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and turn it off by deleting single letters from its DNA sequence. Such genome-scale engineering – in contrast to traditional strategies that only target a single gene or a limited number of genes - could be useful for industry, where S. cerevisiae is widely used to produce ethanol, industrial chemicals, lubricants, pharmaceuticals and more.
from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180507174020.htm
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