The New Gene-editing Technique That Reveals Cancer’s Weaknesses

Ed Yong, The Atlantic: Health
Wed, 11/25/2015 - 12:04pm

Science Picture Co. / Corbis Humans have between 20,000 and 25,000 genes, but which of these really matter? Which are essential, and which are merely optional add-ons? It’s crazy to me that we still don't know, even though it’s been almost 15 years since the first draft of the human genome was published.

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