Hacking the code of life : how gene editing will rewrite our futures
Just 45 years ago, the age of gene modification (GM) was born. Now GM is rapidly being supplanted by a new system called CRISPR or 'gene editing'. Using this approach, scientists can manipulate the genes of almost any organism with a degree of precision, ease and speed that we could only dream of ten years ago. But is it ethical to change the genetic material of organisms in a way that might be passed on to future generations?
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