Two Nobel Prize winners want to cancel their own CRISPR patents in Europe

September 25, 2024
In the decade-long fight to control CRISPR, the super-tool for modifying DNA, it’s been common for lawyers to try to overturn patents held by competitors by pointing out errors or inconsistencies. But now, in a surprise twist, the team which earned the Nobel Prize for developing CRISPR is asking to cancel two of their own…