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Scientists edit gene for blood disease in human embryos

(CNN)Inthefuture,itmightbepossibletopreventinheritedillnessesbymakingachangetoasinglefaultygene.Thatwasrecentlydemonstratedinanewstudy.Forthefirsttime,scientist

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DNA surgery on embryos removes disease

Precise"chemicalsurgery"hasbeenperformedonhumanembryostoremovediseaseinaworldfirst,ChineseresearchershavetoldtheBBC.TheteamatSunYat-senUniversityusedatechniquec

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Scientists edit genes in human embryos to prevent inherited diseases

ScientistshavesuccessfullyalteredapieceofdefectiveDNAinhumanembryostopreventthemfromdevelopingheartdisease.It'sthefirsttimeamutationthatcausesacommoninheriteddi