A World First CRISPR Trial Will Edit Genes Inside the Human Body By Ukpono Etuk ~ Sportty

A World First CRISPR Trial Will Edit Genes Inside the Human Body By Ukpono Etuk

June 1, 2017: In one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs of 2017, scientists used the gene-editing technology CRISPR (the most accessible gene-editing technique so far) inside the human body for the very first time.

A new human trial aimed to remove the human papillomavirus (HPV) by applying a gel that carries the necessary DNA coding to the cervixes of 60 women to disable the tumor growth mechanism.