Gene editing: Research spurs debate over promise vs. ethics

Friday, October 9, 2015 - 02:30 in Health & Medicine

The hottest tool in biology has scientists using words like revolutionary as they describe the long-term potential: wiping out certain mosquitoes that carry malaria, treating genetic diseases like sickle-cell, preventing babies from inheriting a life-threatening disorder.

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