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CRISPR

Embryos in a dish

Walter Isaacson on how gene editing will change lives

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CRISPR has enabled us to manipulate the code of life. Where might it take us next?

Scientist speaks at a podium.

China halts gene editing research after international condemnation of scientist’s claims

An illustration of small pieces of DNA at precise areas along a DNA strand

The first genome edited babies are here. What happens next?

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CRISPR is different from other gene editing techniques. It emerged from basic research into how bacteria fight off infections. Scientists realized they could use CRISPR to identify and cut apart specific DNA sequences in any cell.

A promising gene editing method causes ethical controversy

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