
#131Genetics & Molecular BiologyFront Page23 April 2026
The Oil-Rich Yeast: Perfecting Lipomyces starkeyi genome editing
Researchers have developed a high-precision CRISPR/Cas9 system for the oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi. By silencing specific DNA repair pathways, the team achieved 100% editing accuracy using remarkably short genetic instructions.
By Sato, Maruyama, Ara, Shibata, Shida, Ogasawara, Yamazaki, Takaku