ScienceExtra chromosome that causes Down syndrome reportedly removed using CRISPR
A post claims Japanese scientists achieved the removal for the first time. A user sharing it expressed hope that the claim was true.
TLDR
A September 24 post claims Japanese scientists used CRISPR to remove the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome for the first time. Sharing it the next day, another user wrote: “Praying that this breakthrough in medical science is a 100 percent true.”
Extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome reportedly removed using CRISPR
A post claims Japanese scientists achieved the removal for the first time. A user sharing it expressed hope that the claim was true.
TLDR
A September 24 post claims Japanese scientists used CRISPR to remove the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome for the first time. Sharing it the next day, another user wrote: “Praying that this breakthrough in medical science is a 100 percent true.”
