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A Crack in Creation
Imagine having a pair of molecular scissors so precise that you can snip out the genetic mess-ups causing hereditary diseases—or, for that matter, redesign life itself. Sounds like sci-fi fantasy? Welcome to CRISPR-Cas9, the gene-editing tool that’s rewriting the rulebook on evolution. But with that power comes a headache of ethical questions nobody quite knows how to answer yet.
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