# Jennifer A. DOUDNA — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Jennifer A. DOUDNA has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How CRISPR-Cas9 Uses RNA to Edit DNA](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10113167/methods-and-compositions-for-rna-directed-target-dna-modification-and-for-rna-directed-modulation-of-transcription) — granted 2018
  This patent describes the fundamental mechanism of using a two-part RNA system to guide the Cas9 protein to specific locations in DNA for precise editing.

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