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Erasing or replacing errors in a patient's genetic code can treat and cure some genetic diseases

  • Written by David Liu, Professor of the Natural Sciences at Harvard University, Harvard University
Erasing or replacing errors in a patient's genetic code can treat and cure some genetic diseasesGene editing may hold promise for curing some diseases.Natali_Mis/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Genetic diseases can have devastating consequences for the people who inherit them. In recent years, scientists have found that there are human genetic diseases that might be treatable, and perhaps even curable, through gene editing. Gene editing is the...

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