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CRISPR–Cas9 strikes out in cassava

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Transgenic cassava expressing Cas9 is not protected from geminivirus infection.

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Rybicki, E.P. CRISPR–Cas9 strikes out in cassava. Nat Biotechnol 37, 727–728 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-019-0169-0

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