CRISPR is a powerful gene editing tool because  a. the programmable enzyme (Cas9) can find an exact sequence and make a cut at precise nucleotide. b. it can be applied to all types of cells. c. it has both genetic editing and epigenetic functions.  d. it is inexpensive. e. all of these are correct

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