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Scientists successfully used CRISPR to fix a mutation that causes disease. This is huge. – Vox

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2017-08-02 NEWS

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Scientists successfully used CRISPR to fix a mutation that causes disease. This is huge.
Vox
CRISPR/Cas9 is a gene editing technology that’s revolutionizing science at a breathtaking pace. One of its most exciting, taboo, and controversial applications is tweaking the genes of eggs, sperm, or early embryos to alter a human life. This could one
US scientists have corrected a genetic heart mutation in embryos using CRISPRTechCrunch
CRISPR Helped ‘Edit’ A Human Embryo — But That’s Not All It Can DoHuffPost
US Scientists Edit a Human Embryo—But Superbabies Won’t Come EasyWIRED
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2017-08-02 NEWS

#CRISPR DNA Editing Corrects Disease Gene in Human Embryos – Experts Available @UofUHealth
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A study published in Nature reports the first experiment in the U.S. that corrects a disease gene in human embryos using a rapidly rising and powerful DNA editing technology, CRISPR. The advance represents a bold new direction for combatting disease at

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2017-08-02 NEWS

UPI.com

Patent approved for CRISPR use in T-cells in Europe
UPI.com
Dr. André Choulika, chairman and CEO at Cellectis, said his company plans to use the method of using RNA-guided endonucleases like Cas9 or Cpf1 for the genetic engineering of T-cells in research. CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short …