https://lifeboat.com/blog/2021/08/is-gene-editing-the-future-of-the-olympics Safeguarding Humanity Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:54:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2021/08/is-gene-editing-the-future-of-the-olympics#comment-434510 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:54:41 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2021/08/is-gene-editing-the-future-of-the-olympics#comment-434510 Gene editing has immense potential for basic research; scientists can learn a lot about what genes do by selectively disabling them. Beyond agriculture, gene editing has enormous potential for medicine. It might, for instance, become a much-needed treatment for sickle cell disease.

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