Making gene-edited babies is illegal. This startup says it may be time to reconsider

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Origin Genomics says it wants to demonstrate that editing disease-causing genes in human embryos could provide benefits that outweigh the risks. The effort renews debate over a practice that is currently illegal in the United States.

Origin Genomics aims to prove the potential benefits of its technology for editing disease-causing genes in human embryos outweigh the risks.