In a mouse study, CRISPR edits lung-disease gene in utero - STAT

In a mouse study, CRISPR edits lung-disease gene in utero - STAT

CRISPR edits lung-disease gene in utero, hitting only the affected organ in a mouse study

By SHARON BEGLEY

ED MORRISEY/PENN MEDICINE

Most of the treated mice died within hours, but the study showed that genes could be edited in utero and that CRISPR could target just the affected organ.

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