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Variation on CRISPR technology advances potential cures

Scientists studying the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system have discovered a new system that can alter disease-causing mutations within human and mouse genomes.

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Scientists studying the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system have discovered a new system that can alter disease-causing mutations within human and mouse genomes. (The Scientist)

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