Reconstructing the complex architecture of the genome with molecular scissors: applying genome editing technology in precision medicine

Our past, present, and future are governed by the grand design of the genetic blueprint, which was mapped more than two decades back. While the eloquent design of our genome results from millions of years of evolution and has reached a near-perfect stage, unwanted flaws and mistakes in individual genomes can make their life miserable and worth intervention. The advent of technologies to manipulate the grand design and make it congenial for the individual has given new hope. Here, we discuss how gene editing technologies have progressed and how some of the technologies have become indispensable gears in precision medicine.