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  "textContent": "The controversial notion of designing future kids in the lab appears to have taken a step closer to reality. Researchers at Columbia University say they've used a new \"base editing\" technique to tweak DNA in early human embryos with far more precision than standard CRISPR, avoiding the large-scale genetic damage...",
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