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From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Editing your DNA, the promises and the risks.

I'm Barbara Bogay of sitting in for Warren Olney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio

International, a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. A new method of DNA splicing promises

such miracles as curing world hunger and ending diseases like malaria, even cancer. It can also

usher in a world of designer babies, mutant invasive species, and unintended GMO plagues.

Even supporters of gene editing are scared of the new power they can wield.

Setting limits for tinkering with genes.

That's coming up.

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And this is to the point. I'm Barbara Bogaven for Warren Alney. Just ahead, a new method for

editing DNA is faster, easier, and cheaper than ever. It promises breakthroughs in fighting disease

and creating drought and fungus-resistant crops, but also raises the specter of mutant species, designer babies,

and other sci-fi-like scenarios.

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