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Radio Scotland,8 mins

Rewriting the Code: Genetic Editing

Good Morning Scotland

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The news that scientists in America have managed to remove a faulty gene that can cause a potentially fatal heart condition was heralded as a major development in the treatment of heritable conditions. But what about the ethical questions that the development raises?

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