Genetic surgery is closer to reality
Excerpt from the September 24, 1966, issue of Science News
SCALPEL, PLEASE The development of gene-editing tools like TALENs and CRISPR/Cas9 may soon make ‘genetic surgery’ a reality.
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Genetic surgery is far away for humans — Optimism concerning application of genetic experiments to improve mankind is unwarranted now, a Canadian pediatrician told the Third International Congress of Human Genetics meeting in Chicago….