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The MIT team is now working on further improving the efficiency of prime editors, through further modifications of Cas9 and the RNA template.

"All of the modifications were very much about speed and acceleration," said forensic investigator PC Matt Rue.

“At Asilomar, we had identified the genetic modification of humans as the biggest coming issue,” Baltimore said.

Gustavson was jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years at the Old Bailey in 2024 for leading an extreme body modification ring.

"Some of them have modifications that are illegal, and they're illegal for a reason."