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Navigating the ethical minefield of genome editing

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In fact, ever since scientists first announced they had found a way to edit genomes in 2012, using a tool known as CRISPR-Cas9, the technology has been both lauded and marred by controversy in almost equal measures. In other words, if a food item is safe to eat, it’s safe to eat regardless of how it was produced.

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