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Initially, these new genome editing techniques are going to be (and already are becoming) extremely useful to more efficiently set up genome-wide screens and do basic science to discover new targets and understand the biology of cancer.

Applying genome editing directly as a therapy is a more speculative proposition for the time being.




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