How far could gene editing go?
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How to Edit the Human Genome
George church professor of sciences and health technology at stanford in the usa. He's been experimenting with the human genome since 19 84. Crisper acts as a homing device that guides an enzyme to the mistake in the d an a. This enzyme then acts like a pair of scissors, either removing or replacing part of it. A single base pair can make use verely diseased, to the point that you don't last long beyond birth. Or i can have impact at any point in your life. So one base pair can affect a blood disease such as sickle celanemia.
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