Doctors Might One Day Treat Cancer By Cutting Bad DNA Out Of Your Genes

Gene-editing grabbed headlines recently after the discovery of CRISPR, a tool that allows scientists to cut out a particular, potentially faulty gene and paste another one in its place.

Dozens of other gene-editing technologies existed before CRISPR. French biotechnology company Cellectis was experimenting with one such technique, called TALENs.

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