Exclusive: Five couples lined up for CRISPR babies to avoid deafness

Jul 4, 2019

Exclusive: Five couples lined up for CRISPR babies to avoid deafness

Posted by Genevieve O’Hagan in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

Russian biologist Denis Rebrikov plans to help five couples who are deaf try CRISPR gene-editing to avoid having a child that inherits the condition.

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