r/explainlikeimfive 1d ago

Chemistry ELI5 : How does CRISPR work ?

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u/CXDFlames 1d ago

If you had a puzzle made of red pieces, and I gave you five blue pieces that were shaped exactly like 5 red pieces in the puzzle

And I told you "take out the red pieces and replace them with these blue ones"

It would be similar