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New gene activation tool may do what CRISPR cannot: Work inside the body

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New gene activation tool may do what CRISPR cannot: Work inside the body
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The ability to precisely adjust the expression of genes inside the human body—ramping up protective ones and tamping down harmful ones—holds enormous potential for treating and preventing disease. But the standard molecular tools used to tune genes, such as the CRISPR system, are too bulky to package and deliver into the body's cells.

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