CRISPR May Cure All Genetic Disease

CRISPR May Cure All Genetic Disease

Want a disease-free life or a baby with blue eyes? CRISPR might be mankind’s gene editing Get Out of Jail Free card, and it’s on its way.

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More Interesting facts about Crispr:

– CRISPR is making gene editing so simple it’s almost scary.
– CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats.
– It is a simple tool scientists can use to edit and repair human,
animal and plant genes.
– Allowing them to fine-tune the genetic building blocks that make us who we are.
– Unwanted genes that carry cancer, diabetes, even HIV-can be removed and replaced.
– Researchers are predicting it could wipe out all inherited diseases within 20 years.
– Still in its infancy, CRISPR won’t see widespread human trials for several years.
– CRISPR is estimated to be 150 times cheaper than other gene modification techniques.
– The components needed to edit the genes cost just $30 USD.
– CRISPR technology isn’t just found in the lab – it’s already being used on crops.
– The technology has raised concerns about potential abuse.
Including the custom-building of embryos with specific gene strands for hair and eye color.
– A controversial, genetically-modified playing field for everyone.

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