The risks and rewards of gene-editing

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The risks and rewards of gene-editing

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Robin Lovell-Badge, developmental biologist and geneticist, talks to FT science columnist Anjana Ahuja about the gene-edited babies controversy in China and about the potential for new gene-editing techniques to transform the treatment of diseases like cancer and muscular dystrophy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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