Scientists Take a Harder Look at Genetic Engineering of Human Embryos
Scientists Take a Harder Look at Genetic Engineering of Human Embryos
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
August 9, 20187m 48s
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Show Notes
The distant future of designer babies might not seem so distant after all. The last year has been full of news about genetic engineering—much of it driven by the the cut-and-paste technique called Crispr. And at the top of the list: news that Crispr could modify human embryos, correcting a relatively common, often deadly mutation.
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