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  "textContent": "Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania and Rice University have refined a technology for editing individual genetic \"base pairs\" to a new level of precision, opening the door to safer, more reliable therapies for a wide range of genetic diseases, and to potential treatments for some cystic fibrosis patients that may yield better outcomes than existing therapies.",
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