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CRISPR’d human embryos doesn’t mean designer babies are around the corner

By Sarah Buhr From Techcrunch Earlier this week scientists stunned us with the announcement they’d genetically altered the first human embryos in the U.S. using CRISPR technology — but don’t hold your breath if you think the ability to make…

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These are some of the crazy things scientists did using gene editing in 2015

By Tanya Lewis From Business Insider Gene editing was one of the most talked-about topics of 2015, and rightly so. One technique in particular, known as CRISPR/Cas9, has made it possible to quickly and precisely edit genes by cutting and pasting…