First safe repair of disease-causing gene in human embryos

Wednesday, August 2, 2017 - 12:52 in Biology & Nature

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Altering human heredity? In a first, researchers safely repaired a disease-causing gene in human embryos, targeting a heart defect best known for killing young athletes - a big step toward one day preventing a list of inherited diseases....

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