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Published: August 2, 2017 | 4 min read, 837 words
Scientists have, for the first time, successfully freed embryos of a piece of faulty DNA that causes deadly heart disease to run in families. It potentially opens the door to preventing 10,000 disorders that are passed down the generations. The US and South Korean team allowed th...
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Biased
June 1, 2019
Science is not going through "a golden age of DNA editing". We know practically nothing about the unintended consequences of altering genetic code.
June 1, 2019
Credible
August 7, 2017
Well written article providing context around this research. The author, James Gallagher, included many quotes directly from the professionals and professors in the field, giving it a natural feel.
August 7, 2017
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Credible
August 2, 2017
A nice description of what is now possible, what has been done, and how the results were different from the 2015 attempt. Also brings to questions the ethics of this technique without being too biased one way or another.
August 2, 2017