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‘Ancestry problem’ Sends CRISPR Astray in Some People

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‘Ancestry problem’ Sends CRISPR Astray in Some People

Reference genomes used to direct the gene editor fail to account for human diversity in those of African descent

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CRISPR’s promise may not yet be distributed evenly among all populations because of the way the tool was developed. But the problem is fixable.