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If we want to settle on other planets, we’ll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA


It sounds like science fiction, but many scientists believe editing the human genome is key to our advancement across the solar system.

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Opinion: If we want to settle on other planets, we'll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA