And it was through our research to understand the activity of this protein, Cas9, that we realized that we could harness its function as a genetic engineering technology -- a way for scientists to delete or insert specific bits of DNA into cells with incredible precision -- that would offer opportunities to do things that really haven't been possible in the past.
Melalui penelitian kami untuk memahami aktivitas protein Cas9, kami sadar bahwa kami bisa memanfaatkan fungsinya sebagai teknologi rekayasa genetika -- metode untuk menghapus atau menyelipkan potongan DNA ke sel dengan ketepatan menakjubkan -- yang akan memberi kesempatan melakukan sesuatu yang dulunya mustahil.