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Base Editing in Human Embryos Avoids Chromosome Damage but Creates Mosaics
@statnews reported on June 26, 2026, that scientists used base editing in early human embryos to examine genes active in initial development stages. The approach avoided prior chromosome damage but produced mosaic embryos.
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Scientists applied base editing, a newer form of CRISPR, to early human embryos to examine genes active during the first stages of development, @statnews reported June 26, 2026. The study, published in Nature, found that the method avoided the chromosome damage observed with earlier CRISPR techniques.
The edited embryos frequently developed as mosaics containing both edited and unedited cells, according to the report by STAT’s Andrew Joseph and Megan Molteni.
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