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Embryo Gene Editing Still a Long Way Off

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A study published this month in the online scientific journal Nature stunned the world: Scientists were able to fix a hereditary genetic mutation in a human embryo. The milestone achievement was quickly tempered by the ethical question: Will this lead to the making of designer babies?' VOA's George Putic explains.

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