Could Editing the DNA of Embryos with CRISPR Help Save People Who Are Already Alive?

September 17, 2019

(STAT News) – Amid last year’s backlash against the birth of the world’s first genetically edited babies, some experts preached prudence: Editing the genomes of embryos, they argued, could one day “cure” people of diseases before they’re even born. But there is another, less-discussed potential application of editing an embryo: tweaking its DNA to help save someone who is already alive.