Viputheshwar Sitaraman Founder, Blogger Draw Science.











*So what does it mean to 'design' the recognition domain? Essentially, engineered nucleases use one of two kinds of proteins: either zinc fingers (ZFs) or TAL effectors (TALEs). Both recognize sequences of DNA. By putting several different ZFs or several different TALEs together -- and choosing the right ones -- scientists can recognize very specific sequences (ie. the gene for sickle cell anemia) and then cut it out .



The first official "Draw Science" post (other than my rant about science communication)! For more information, see the full text of the article I drew by clicking the link below. Be sure to follow and share science with all your nerdy friends and request any articles you'd like drawn out.



