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Gene editing technique could treat ALS and Huntington's disease
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15th August 2017, 14:17
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| [M] Reviewer  Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania
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 |  Gene editing technique could treat ALS and Huntington's disease The most common gene editing technique, CRISPR-Cas9, only modifies DNA. That's helpful in most cases, but it means that you can't use it to tackle RNA-based diseases. Thankfully, that might not be a problem for much longer. After plenty of talk ab... https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/13/...gtons-disease/ |
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