Deadly Heart Disease Gene Removed From Human Embryos In Revolutionary Study

By: Robin Andrews/IFL Science  Last week, reports surfaced claiming that the first American attempt to make genetically modified, viable human embryos was a success. At the time, details were sparse: CRISPR, the ground-breaking gene-editing technique was employed, and the embryos were terminated after a few days. The most tantalizing missing detail revolved around the type of editing that…