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Why the Gene Editors of Tomorrow Need to Study Ethics Today

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WIRED ICON Jennifer Doudna, Crispr pioneer NOMINATES Jiwoo Lee, Crispr wunderkind, Stanford sophomore Two years after biochemist Jennifer Doudna helped introduce the world to the gene-editing tool known as Crispr, a 14-year-old from New Jersey turned it loose on a petri dish full of lung cancer cells, disrupting their ability to multiply. “In high school, […]