{"id":94830,"date":"2013-11-07T13:43:44","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T18:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/uncategorized\/jaw-dropping-new-form-of-gene-therapy-could-allow-scientists-to-modify-human-dna-and-transform-treatment-of.php"},"modified":"2013-11-07T13:43:44","modified_gmt":"2013-11-07T18:43:44","slug":"jaw-dropping-new-form-of-gene-therapy-could-allow-scientists-to-modify-human-dna-and-transform-treatment-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/gene-therapy\/jaw-dropping-new-form-of-gene-therapy-could-allow-scientists-to-modify-human-dna-and-transform-treatment-of.php","title":{"rendered":"&#39;Jaw-dropping&#39; new form of gene therapy could allow scientists to modify human DNA and transform treatment of &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>The new 'Crispr' technique has been hailed as a      game-changer by experts              It allows scientists to edit DNA with more accuracy      than ever before              This could allow them to treat genetic disorders      like Down syndrome              It could also be used to correct gene defects in      human embryos<\/p>\n<p>    By Ben Spencer  <\/p>\n<p>    PUBLISHED:    20:32 EST, 6 November 2013 | UPDATED: 20:33 EST, 6    November 2013  <\/p>\n<p>      38 shares    <\/p>\n<p>      76    <\/p>\n<p>      View      comments    <\/p>\n<p>      'Game-changer': The Crispr technique for altering DNA is      believed to be so accurate it could help cure diseases like      HIV, and also save IVF babies from chronic conditions    <\/p>\n<p>    Leading geneticists last night hailed a jaw-dropping    new form of gene therapy which could transform the treatment of    incurable disorders.<\/p>\n<p>    The new technique allows scientists to edit genetic    information with great precision for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>    The breakthrough means detailed alterations can be made    to human DNA, potentially allowing scientists to treat genetic    disorders such as sickle-cell anaemia, Down syndrome and    Huntingtons disease.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Read the original: <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2489653\/Jaw-dropping-new-form-gene-therapy-allow-scientists-modify-human-DNA-transform-treatment-incurable-genetic-diseases.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" title=\"&#39;Jaw-dropping&#39; new form of gene therapy could allow scientists to modify human DNA and transform treatment of ...\">&#39;Jaw-dropping&#39; new form of gene therapy could allow scientists to modify human DNA and transform treatment of ...<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The new 'Crispr' technique has been hailed as a game-changer by experts It allows scientists to edit DNA with more accuracy than ever before This could allow them to treat genetic disorders like Down syndrome It could also be used to correct gene defects in human embryos By Ben Spencer PUBLISHED: 20:32 EST, 6 November 2013 | UPDATED: 20:33 EST, 6 November 2013 38 shares 76 View comments 'Game-changer': The Crispr technique for altering DNA is believed to be so accurate it could help cure diseases like HIV, and also save IVF babies from chronic conditions Leading geneticists last night hailed a jaw-dropping new form of gene therapy which could transform the treatment of incurable disorders. The new technique allows scientists to edit genetic information with great precision for the first time.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/gene-therapy\/jaw-dropping-new-form-of-gene-therapy-could-allow-scientists-to-modify-human-dna-and-transform-treatment-of.php\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gene-therapy"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94830"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94830\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}