CRISPR-cas9

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What is genome editing?Genome editing is a method that lets scientists change the DNA of many organisms, including plants, bacteria, and animals.

How Does Genome Editing Work?Scientists have edited genomes for many years, but CRISPR technology has improved the speed, cost, accuracy, and efficiency of genome editing

What are the Ethical Concerns of Genome Editing?Most ethical discussions about genome editing center on human germline editing because changes are passed down to future generations.

Click HERE to see a list of human studies involving genome editing.

Learn More... Listen to Dr. Doudna, one of the leading CRISPR-cas9 researchers talk about her discovery!

If you still aren't certain what CRISPR-cas9 is you can watch this super simplified explanation.

Disclaimer: this video is from 2016 and though is says that human testing is a long way off, we have already started human studies. See link above.

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