China CRISPR Deaths Prompt Fresh Pushback on Viral Gene Therapy

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China CRISPR Deaths Prompt Fresh Pushback on Viral Gene Therapy
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The deaths of two children in China after receiving CRISPR-based therapies have renewed concerns among scientists about the safety and ethics of delivering gene-editing medicines with viral vectors, prompting renewed calls in the US for tighter standards and oversight.

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