DARPA invests $65 million in developing gene editing technologies

Just a few weeks after DARPA announced a major investment in developing brain-computer interface technology, the US government department has revealed another major project. The Safe Genes program is set to invest US$65 million over four years in seven teams that will investige ways to make gene editing technologies safer, more targeted and potentially even reversible.

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Category: Science

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• CRISPR
• DARPA
• Genetic engineering

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