glossary

Genome surgery

Image of a scalpel and tweezers replacing a section of DNA with a red DNA fragment.

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Repairing harmful DNA through a one-time genome editing procedure. Unlike taking a drug that will temporarily reduce long-term symptoms, altering a patient’s genetic code with the CRISPR-Cas9 “molecular scalpel” would permanently and directly reverse the cause of a genetic disease.

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