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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: thedoc on 18/10/2011 19:44:33

Title: Can we fix mutations without damaging DNA?
Post by: thedoc on 18/10/2011 19:44:33

A new technique to repair errors in DNA while leaving no trace has been reported in the journal Nature.  The researchers have corrected an error that leads to an untreatable liver disease, and this technique could eventually lead to treatments for an extremely wide range of genetic illnesses...
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