Cheap and easy technique to snip DNA could revolutionize gene therapy
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - 07:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org)—A simple, precise and inexpensive method for cutting DNA to insert genes into human cells could transform genetic medicine, making routine what now are expensive, complicated and rare procedures for replacing defective genes in order to fix genetic disease or even cure AIDS.
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