The GM monkeys that could hold the cure to DEMENTIA: Twin macaques are first created using 'cut and paste' gene-slicing technique

The GM monkeys that could hold the cure to DEMENTIA: Twin macaques are first created using 'cut and paste' gene-slicing technique CRISPR-Cas9 technique can be used to create monkeys with genetic faults Scientists say they serve accurate research models for human disease They hope it will help combat diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Two Chinese monkeys, named Ningning and Mingming, have become the first genetically-modified primates to be born using a powerful ‘cut and paste’ DNA technique. Dubbed CRISPR-Cas9, the technology precisely changes target parts of genetic code and could create more realistic research models of human disease. Two Chinese monkeys, named Ningning and Mingming, have become the first genetically-modified primates to be born using a powerful 'cut and paste' DNA technique In this case, it was used to manipulate two genes in fertilised monkey eggs before they were transferred to surrogate mothers. CRISPR-Cas9 technology precisely changes target parts of genetic code Unlike other gene-silencing tools, the CRISPR-Cas9 system targets the genome’s source material and permanently turns off genes at the DNA level.