Synthetic BiologybioRxivPreprint
CRISPR-Cas9-assisted genome editing in E. coli elevates the frequency of unintended mutations
Karl A. Widney, Dongdong Yang, Leo M. Rusch, Shelley D. Copley
The paper identifies unintended mutations in E. coli genomes after CRISPR-Cas9 editing, showing 26% of clones have mutations over 10 kb away from intended sites.