Now scientists are attempting another task: avoiding unintended mutations resulting from their gene edits. (discovermagazine.com)
The majority of embryos developed unintended mutations, and only a small fraction of them had the blood - disorder gene correctly modified — not what you'd call a success. (washingtonpost.com)
As CRISPR - Cas9 starts to move into clinical trials, a new study published in Nature Methods has found that the gene - editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome. (sciencedaily.com)