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An X chromosome from someone with fragile X syndrome

CRISPR has fixed the genetic cause of a learning disability

15 February 2018

CRISPR gene editing has been used to alleviate the genetic disorder fragile X syndrome, but the technique has only been tried in cells in a dish so far

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CRISPR has fixed the genetic cause of a learning disability

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