Nurse Specialist: Just Because Have the Science to Edit DNA We’ve To Be Very Delicate with How We Use It

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BENJAMIN: "So, this study was actually done to prevent hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. They looked at a group of embryos, they did some genetic changing, and 72 percent of the time they were able to alter the genes. But, we have to be very careful because this is during the embryonic period. This is up to 8 weeks after conception. Most women don’t even know that they are pregnant during this time. And just because we have the science, we have to be very delicate with how we use this because it's very, very powerful."