CRISPR Adaptive Immunity
The bacterial and archaeal immune system that stores spacer sequences and uses CRISPR-associated proteins to recognize invasive nucleic acids.
Core metadata
- ID: crispr_adaptive_immunity
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1987 (exact)
- Region: Japan and global microbiology research
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
- DNA Sequencing (dna_sequencing)
- Microbiology (Early Observations) (microbiology_early_observations)
- Molecular Biology (molecular_biology)
Dependents
- Cas12 and Cas13 Editing Platforms (cas12_cas13_editing_platforms)
- Programmable Cas9 Nuclease (cas9_programmable_nuclease)
Fields
Field lanes
- Genome Editing / CRISPR-Cas: Foundations
Node sources
- A programmable dual-RNA-guided DNA endonuclease in adaptive bacterial immunity (Science / PubMed, 2012, primary_paper) • Supports: node, maturity
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 (Nobel Prize, 2020, museum) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 70%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microbiology (Early Observations) (microbiology_early_observations) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Microbiology (Early Observations) is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. |
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| DNA Sequencing (dna_sequencing) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | DNA Sequencing provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Molecular Biology (molecular_biology) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Molecular Biology provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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