Precision Gene Editing

mpthompson writes "NewScientist.com is reporting that scientists at Sangamo Biosciences have developed a method of editing DNA mutations with unprecedented precision without weaving in potentially harmful foreign genetic material. Different combinations of amino acids are designed to latch on and cut the DNA at exactly the place where the mutated gene lies. This triggers the body's natural repair process which corrects the gene where the DNA was cut. The technique will be used to target diseases caused by single-gene mutations such as combined immune deficiency (X-SCID) - or bubble boy disease - and sickle cell anaemia."

I'm Safe..

[ackthpt]

I've got PGGP - Pretty Good Gene Protection

they say diarrhea is hereditary, it runs in the jeans...

Re:Is X-SCID a DiVx format?

[Tackhead]

> NewScientist.com is reporting [ ...the ] technique will be used to target diseases caused by single-gene mutations such as combined immune deficiency (X-SCID) - or bubble boy disease - and sickle cell anaemia."
>
> Just wondering.

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Re:Precise Gene Editing = Hex Editor

[Anonymous Coward]

Great, now the gene splicers have the equivalent of a hex editor, but still have no clue what they are editing.

Oh great, I can just imagine:

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