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First CRISPR Gene Editing Trials on Humans Approved
A team of doctors from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine have become the first to be approved to begin trials using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technique on humans. CRISPR is a gene-editing technology, developed by Japanese scientists in 1987, which can cut and replace DNA with great precision. The…
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HIV May Not Be Stopped By Gene Editing
We are often taught that in order to solve a problem we break it down to its simplest parts and then deal with each part on its own. Some scientists have taken this to heart and begun looking at gene editing techniques to stop HIV, something that may not be…
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UK Scientists to Begin Gene-Editing Human Embryos
UK scientists have been given permission by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to use gene-editing techniques to modify human embryos. Dr Kathy Niakan and the Francis Crick Institute, who made the application to the HFEA, intend to use advanced gene-editing developments to investigate the causes of miscarriages using seven-day-old…
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