WCAU NBC10 Issue December 24, 2017
For the first time, researchers here in the us have successfully changed the dna in human embryos. Scientists say it could prevent disease. Others worry it could be used for all the wrong reasons. Heres more from nbcs kristen dahlgren. Kristen dahlgren in a lab in oregon, as scientists fertilized human eggs, they also swapped out some dna, correcting defective genes that carry disease, proving it is possible to genetically modify human embryos, but fueling a growing debate. Eric schadt its one of those things that i think is inevitable. Its going to be hard to control, hard to regulate because...