Scientists combine caffeine with CRISPR, the gene-editing tool, using engineered nanobodies that can be switched on by caffeine, in animals models. In the long term, it may be possible to engineer cells that allow people with diabetes to boost insulin production simply by drinking a cup of coffee.

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Scientists combine caffeine with CRISPR, the gene-editing tool, using engineered nanobodies that can be switched on by caffeine, in animals models. In the long term, it may be possible to engineer cells that allow people with diabetes to boost insulin production simply by drinking a cup of coffee.

Scientists combine caffeine with CRISPR, the gene-editing tool, using engineered nanobodies that can be switched on by caffeine, in animals models. In the long term, it may be possible to engineer cells that allow people with diabetes to boost insulin production simply by drinking a cup of coffee.

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