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CRISPR
UK Becomes First Country to Approve Crispr Gene Editing Therapy
The first-of-its-kind gene-editing tool for sickle cell disease was accelerated to market through a regulatory initiative.
First-Ever Gene Editing Inside Body Raises Questions About Future of Human Species
NEW YORK—The genetics revolution has begun, in which scientists now have the ability to “hack the code of all of life, including our own” by manipulating the DNA that makes up the very foundation of our being, according to author and geopolitical expert, Jamie Metzl.
UK Scientists Apply for Permission to Edit the Genes of Human Embryos
Biologists at the Francis Crick Institute in London have applied for a license to edit the genome of human embryos, a controversial practice that is currently banned in the UK, as well as the United States and most of Western Europe.
