Indian-origin doctor helps gene editing of human embryos

Photo: ohsu.edu

Photo: ohsu.edu

NEW DELHI: For the first time, genetically modified human embryos have been developed in the US and Kashmir-born doctor Sanjeev Kaul has played a lead role in this breakthrough.

Scientists have now demonstrated an effective way of using a gene-editing tool to correct a disease-causing gene mutation in human embryos and stop it from passing to future generations.

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Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com