Nature Discusses Therapeutic Genome Editing, Presents Fitness Consequence Map of Rice, More

Feb 13, 2020

University of California, Berkeley, researcher and CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna reviews the scientific, technical, and ethical aspects of using the genome editing technology for therapeutic applications in this week's Nature. In her review, she presents examples highlighting both the potential and pitfalls of these efforts, and calls for "active efforts to ensure that this breakthrough technology is used responsibly to treat, cure, and prevent genetic disease."

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