Ask AI: how do CRISPR, Cas9 and base editing relate to one another

CRISPR, Cas9 and base editing are all related technologies that are used to edit the genomes of living organisms. CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) is a type of gene-editing tool that uses a guide RNA sequence to target a particular location in the genome and make molecular changes. Cas9 (CRISPR-associated protein 9) is an enzyme that is used in conjunction with the guide RNA to make the desired cuts in the DNA. Base editing is a more precise form of gene editing that allows changes to be made directly at the level of individual bases in the DNA. This technique uses a modified version of the Cas9 enzyme to make targeted changes. All of these technologies can be used together to make targeted changes to the genome with greater precision.