What the CRISPR Embryo Editing Study Really Taught Us

What the CRISPR Embryo Editing Study Really Taught Us

What did the recent study using the CRISPR gene editing technique actually entail, and what did we learn from it?

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Sources:

https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/pdf/nature23305.pdf
https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature23533.html
http://www.nature.com/news/crispr-fixes-disease-gene-in-viable-human-embryos-1.22382
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02793856?term=NCT02793856&rank=1
https://www.wired.com/story/first-us-crispr-edited-embryos-suggest-superbabies-wont-come-easy/
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy/home/ovc-20122102
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