| | For the first time, scientists working in a U.S. lab have used gene editing to correct a disease-causing mutation in viable human embryos, according to scientific paper published Wednesday. The work, reported inNature, could be a step toward genetically modified babies. But the altered embryos created in the studywere quickly destroyed and never intended to be implanted in a woman - a step that would be illegal under current regulations in the United States and many other countries.
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