Posted by on July 3, 2018 8:22 am
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Source: First attempt to get CRISPR gene editing working in sperm

Electron micrograph of sperm

Can we change the DNA in sperm?

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For the first time, biologists are trying to get the CRISPR gene-editing machinery directly into mature human sperm, rather than into fertilised embryos. The work is still at an early stage but could lead to a new way to prevent inherited diseases.

Around half a dozen teams have used the CRISPR genome-editing method to alter the DNA of human embryos but it is still far from clear whether this approach is safe. One issue is that the embryo …

Published at Tue, 03 Jul 2018 08:01:34 +0000