Download this post...A gene-editing technique known as CRISPR was named Thursday by the influential US journal Science as 2015’s breakthrough of the year, due to its potential to revolutionize health and medicine. The method has stirred controversy, particularly after Chinese researchers earlier this year announced they had deliberately edited the DNA of nonviable human embryos...
Science Mag Declares Gene-Editing As Biggest Breakthrough of 2015
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