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The 2025 International Summit on Human Genome Editing called for: • A moratorium on heritable edits until safety and societal consensus are achieved Meanwhile, patients with devastating genetic ...

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The global synthetic biology market is poised for exponential growth, driven by a myriad of factors including increasing investments by government and private players, rising R&D funding and ...

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High-quality genome assemblies and CRISPR editing were used in goldenberries to generate more compact and manageable plants.

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