Reviewer #3: In this highly significant paper, the authors report the first proof of principle for CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis and editing of a target gene in a parasitic flatworm of profound medical significance.
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Programmed genome editing of the omega-1 ribonuclease of the blood fluke, <i>Schistosoma mansoni</i>.
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This is in exceedingly significant methodological advance in the functional genomics of schistosomes and parasitic flatworms generally.