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I mean to ask 'why now?' not 'what took so long?' What about the regulations or the science let this happen now, and not 5 years ago or 5 years into the future?

Also do we know that this was CRISPR?

Yes, CRISPR’s mentioned in the article. Someone should write a book about it to break down the history leading up to this accomplishment.

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