For the past 20 years, scientists have been trying to cure disease by altering DNA. We examine how with CRISPR Cas-9 gene editing and the revival of gene therapy, they’re closer than ever.
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Fixing the Code: Genetically Engineering Your DNA to Cure Disease
Producer: Jill Rosenbaum
Editor: Sandrine Isambert
Associate Producers: Meral Agish and Olivia Katrandjian
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