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Message 80970 - Posted: 2 Jan 2017, 13:53:14 UTC
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A simple guide to CRISPR, one of the biggest science stories of 2016

Inserting a new gene at a random point in the old genes is known to give a significant risk of cancer about ten years later. This gives a way to control where it is inserted, and therefore avoid the risk of causing cancer.
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Message 80972 - Posted: 3 Jan 2017, 17:06:16 UTC

That is interesting
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