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Gene editing: The power and risks of creation

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Abstract

This article explores the origin of the first cellular structures, briefly examines the process of evolution, explores some of the earlier challenges in human gene editing, explains how bacterial immune systems have provided the secret to a very powerful gene editing tool, and finally explores some of the very troubling ethical issues emerging with gene editing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)85-88
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Volume31
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2019

Keywords

  • CRISPR-Cas9
  • evolution
  • gene editing
  • gene therapy
  • genome

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