Editing plant genomes with CRISPR/Cas9

- Cas9 is an RNA-guided DNA endonuclease innate to prokaryotic immune systems.
- CRISPR/Cas9 has recently emerged as a powerful genome editing tool.
- CRISPR/Cas9 has been successfully applied in many organisms, including model and crop plants.
- CRISPR/Cas9 is a cheap, robust and easy to implement technology.