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Silicon Valley Betting on DNA-Editing Technology

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It's been hailed as a scientific breakthrough, with the potential to cure cancer and other genetic disorders. The gene editing tool known as CRISPR makes it possible to alter our DNA more precisely -- and more affordably -- than ever before. The possibilities raise a lot of ethical questions, as well as cash, in a place that loves to bet on new technology: Silicon Valley.

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