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Briefing
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- Genetically Modified Embryos – Guangzhou Medical University researchers became first to use CRISPR to edit disease-causing mutations in human embryos
- Embryo Production – Fertilized six donated immature eggs with sperm from two men who each carried different genetic mutation
- Experiment Results – Cured favism (a condition where eating fava beans causes destruction of red blood cells) in one embryo, fixed some cells in two other embryos, while two embryos did not have any fixes and in one CRISPR caused wrong mutations
- Research Availability – Published research on March 1, 2017, in journal Molecular Genetics and Genomics
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Sector
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Healthcare/Health Sciences
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Organization
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Guangzhou Medical University
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Source
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Rathi, A., "For the first time ever, scientists have edited the genetic makeup of viable human embryos",
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Le Page, M., "First results of CRISPR gene editing of normal embryos released",
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Staedter, T., "10 amazing things scientists just did with CRISPR",
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AcceleratingBiz analysis
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Original Publication Date
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March 10, 2017
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