Josiah Zayner has edited his DNA The ODIN Inc.
GENE editing is entering the mainstream. CRISPR, a cheap and easy technique for making precise changes to DNA, has got researchers around the world racing to trial its use in treating a host of human diseases.
But this race is not confined to the lab. Last month, , a biochemist who once worked for NASA, became the first person known to have edited his own genes with CRISPR.
During a lecture about human genetic engineering that was , Zayner whipped out a vial and a…
Article amended on 16 November 2017
Correction: This article has been amended to clarify what Zayner injected.
