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Gene targeting with nucleases: capped templates, semper fidelis?

Use of adenoviral vectors to deliver donor templates for genome editing facilitates precise genome modifications in human cells. This has implications for both basic and translational applications of rare-cleaving nuclease technologies.

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Scharenberg, A. Gene targeting with nucleases: capped templates, semper fidelis?. Nat Methods 11, 1029–1030 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.3110

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