The new study found that human embryos effectively repair these breaks in the mutant gene using the normal copy of this gene from a second parent as a template. The new study found that human embryos effectively repair these breaks in the mutant gene using the normal copy of this gene from a second parent as a template. For the first time, genetically modified human embryos have been developed in the US and Kashmir-born doctor Sanjeev Kaul has played a lead role in this breakthrough. The research published in British journal Nature shows the first genetically modified human embryos made in America. The new study found that human embryos effectively repair these breaks in the mutant gene using the normal copy of this gene from a second parent as a template.

Source: Indian Express August 06, 2017 03:33 UTC