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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first cell-based gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the ...

The cost of sequencing a human genome has fallen from $100 million in 2001 to around $1,000 today—dropping even faster than Moore’s Law predicted. At the center of this revolution is CRISPR, a ...

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Behind every scientific breakthrough at Colossal Biosciences stands a question that transcends technology: Should we? While genetic engineering capabilities have advanced dramatically, the ethical ...

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