> Information Center > Technical FAQs > Antibody Technology Column > What is the main advantage of using CRISPR for genome editinAdvantages of using CRISPR technology: CRISPR technology is very simple, easy to use and cheap unlike the previous gene editing techniques such as Transcription activators-like effective nucleases (TALENS). This technology can be employed to analyse the interaction of genes and relationship between genetic differences and expression (phenotype). It can also be used to knock out gene and replaced it with another gene for diseases therapy.