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CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time

Nature volume 539, page 479 (2016)Cite this article

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The move by Chinese scientists could spark a biomedical duel between China and the United States.

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Cyranoski, D. CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time. Nature 539, 479 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2016.20988

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