CRISPR gene editing relieves muscular dystrophy symptoms in dogs
The technique may one day be used to help people with the muscle-wasting disease
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GENE UPDATE Scientists have used CRISPR/Cas9 to repair a genetic mutation in beagle puppies that causes muscular dystrophy.
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