A common CRISPR platform enables comparative studies of multicellularity in social amoebae

A research group led by Associate Professor Tetsuya Muramoto from the Faculty of Science, Toho University, has established a CRISPR genome editing technique that enables comparative analysis of the evolution of multicellularity across different species of social amoebae (cellular slime molds). Until now, genetic studies had largely been restricted to a single model species, limiting cross-species comparisons. The work is published in Scientific Reports.