Locking Down the Genome

Sep 19, 2016

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced recently that it is looking for researchers to contribute to its Safe Genes project, with the goal of developing tools to protect the genome against unwanted gene editing, whether intentional or accidental, according to The Stack.

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