What is Cas9 protein that is often mentioned in news?

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Q: 49 (IAS/2019)
What is Cas9 protein that is often mentioned in news?

question_subject: 

Science

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,237,36,237,10,20,6

keywords: 

{'cas9 protein': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'gene editing': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'gene': [2, 0, 0, 0], 'biosensor': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'pathogens': [1, 0, 0, 2], 'molecular scissors': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'herbicidal substance': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'plants pest': [0, 0, 0, 1]}