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CRISPR controversy raises questions about gene-editing technique

  • Written by Ian Haydon, Doctoral Student in Biochemistry, University of Washington
imageLaboratory mice are among the first animals to have their diseases treated by CRISPRtiburi via Pixabay.com

A new research paper is stirring up controversy among scientists interested in using DNA editing to treat disease.

In a two-page article published in the journal Nature Methods on May 30, a group of six scientists report an alarming number of...

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