Programmable Nuclease are drawing attention as a revolutionary technology that can dramatically solve future food problems, such as cancer and AIDS, as well as the treatment of rare and incurable diseases, improvement of crops and livestock, and so on. In 2020, two female scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the third-generation gene scissors technology, a technique that cuts, corrects, or replaces the DNA of human and animal and plant cells.
The global CRISPR/CAS gene market is valued at about $1.5 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.7% from 2021 to 2028.