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| Subject: Gene-edited 'designer babies' offer miracle cures Mon Jun 18, 2018 12:35 am | |
| A generation of designer babies is both an exciting and a daunting prospect for scientists who dare to imagine a future free of genetic disease but can’t say how the effects of choice and accessibility will affect society. Driving such innovation is CRISPR-Cas9, a technology that cuts and replaces faulty DNA in cells and has become more widely available and easier to use over the past few years. “I believe everyone who works in a laboratory is looking forward to [CRISPR],” said Ludmila Volozonoka, a molecular geneticist at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/14/designer-babies-offer-miracle-cures-questionable-e/ |
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