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Chinese scientists bred monkeys with customized mutations (2)

(People's Daily Online)    09:30, February 27, 2014
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A Chinese researcher conducts a genetic testing experiment in lab on Feb. 25, 2014. (Xinhua/ Hu Chao)

The ultimate potential of precision gene-editing techniques is beginning to be realized. After nearly a year of efforts, Chinese scientists have successfully engineered first monkeys with targeted mutations in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan province. It is a milestone for targeted gene-editing technology that promises more realistic research models of human diseases.

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(Editor:GaoYinan、Liang Jun)

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