jan 28, 2016 - Permission to edit the DNA of human embryos was granted for the first time in the U.K. by the HFEA. Location: Francis Crick Institute, U.K. Method: CRISPR-Cas9 Journal: Nature Outline: the gene Oct4, known to be highly expressed in embryonic stem cells, was inactivated in order to research early embryo development.
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