First US Success of Nonhuman Primate Gene Editing

Dr. Keith Latham and colleagues have demonstrated for the first time in the US effectiveness of gene editing using CRISPR/Cas9 technology in rhesus monkey embryos.

Dr. Keith Latham

Dr. Keith Latham and his lab are featured in a May 1 MSUToday article, "First US Success of Nonhuman Primate Gene Editing," describing groundbreaking recently published results. The results of the study are published in Human Molecular Genetics.

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