Editing Genes in Human Embryos to Prevent Genetic Disease




The Scope Radio show

Summary: If you knew you had a genetic illness that could pass onto your biological children, do you know what options are available to prevent transmission? <a href="http://medicine.utah.edu/faculty/mddetail.php?facultyID=u0031449">Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones</a> explores some of the techniques available to parents that can prevent genetic disease in the embryo, as well as new groundbreaking research into new potentials offered by the CRISPR gene editor.