Molecular Scissors Could Help Keep Some Viral Illnesses At Bay

(By Joe Palca for NPR)

It’s not easy to treat viral infections. Just ask anyone with a bad cold or a case of the flu.

But scientists in Massachusetts think they may have a new way to stop viruses from making people sick by using what amounts to a pair of molecular scissors, known as CRISPR.  Continue reading article here…

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