Massachusetts Institute of Technology

How to Use CRISPR-Cas9 to Edit Genes in Human Cells

This patent describes a method and system for precisely altering gene expression in eukaryotic cells, including human cells, using an engineered CRISPR-Cas9 system that targets and cleaves specific DNA sequences.

How RSA Public-Key Encryption Secures Digital Messages

This patent describes the RSA public-key cryptographic system, a method for securely sending digital messages by using a public key to encrypt and a private key to decrypt, based on the mathematical difficulty of factoring large numbers.