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Genomic editing to turn off diseases

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Scientists show that gene editing can 'turn off' human diseases (via @NewfusionApps #Science News)
http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/29/gene-...n-diseases
Quote:. The initial test was only 50 percent effective, too. If this gene mending is useful in the field, though, it could do a lot to transform medicine. Doctors could treat the root cause of a genetic disease rather than deal with the symptoms, and possibly wipe it out entirely -- or at least, make it more bearable.
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