Scientists Edit Viable Human Embryos in U.S. | The Scientist Magazine® - 0 views
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Lottie Peppers on 31 Jul 17Following on the achievements of Chinese researchers, scientists in the United States have used CRISPR to manipulate the genomes of viable human embryos, MIT Technology Review reported yesterday (July 26). The work, not yet published, reportedly corrected defective genes from sperm donors in dozens of embryos, which were allowed to grow for several days.