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Consider the following statements regarding 'CRISPR-Cas9 Biotechnology Technique'

It has been awarded the 2018 Nobel for medicine.
It is a nanite or molecular machine that includes discrete number of molecular components that produce quasi mechanical movements in response to specific stimuli.

Which of the given above statement (s) is/are incorrect?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Both the statements are incorrect as CRISPR-Cas9 has not been awarded any Nobel Prize so far. Second statement is incorrect as it is defintion of Molecular Machines whcih was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in the year 2016.

CRISPR/Cas9 is a technique that allows for the highly specific and rapid modification of DNA in a genome, the complete set of genetic instructions in an organism.
The CRISPR/Cas 9 technique is one of a number of gene-editing tools. Many favour the CRISPR/Cas9 technique because of its high degree of flexibility and accuracy in cutting and pasting DNA. One of the reasons for its popularity is that it makes it possible to carry out genetic engineering on an unprecedented scale at a very low cost.