Scientists in Oregon successfully fixed a disease-carrying gene in human embryos. It was the first time this has been done. This small effort could be a big step in preventing inherited, or gene-related diseases. A research team at Oregon Health & Science University edited out a gene that causes a heart problem and kills young people. Their work was published in the journal Nature. Dr. Paula Amato is one of the scientists who worked on the study. She explained how it happened. The team used sperm from a man who carries the heart-damaging gene. They injected his sperm into eggs, and at the same time injected a gene-editing tool called CRISPR-Cas-9. The CRISPR acts like scissors - cutting out the defective DNA.
Title: First Human Embryo Gene-Fix Could Help Stop Disease
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/gene_fix.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='First Human Embryo Gene-Fix Could Help Stop Disease' data-article-id='2555'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10542'>Scientists in Oregon successfully fixed a disease-carrying gene in human embryos.</span> <span data-start-time='10542' data-end-time='15021'>It was the first time this has been done.</span> <span data-start-time='15021' data-end-time='26938'>This small effort could be a big step in preventing inherited, or gene-related diseases.</span> <span data-start-time='26938' data-end-time='41667'>A research team at Oregon Health & Science University edited out a gene that causes a heart problem and kills young people.</span> <span data-start-time='41667' data-end-time='46750'>Their work was published in the journal Nature.</span> <span data-start-time='46750' data-end-time='54125'>Dr. Paula Amato is one of the scientists who worked on the study.</span> <span data-start-time='54125' data-end-time='57563'>She explained how it happened.</span> <span data-start-time='57563' data-end-time='65542'>The team used sperm from a man who carries the heart-damaging gene.</span> <span data-start-time='65542' data-end-time='80063'>They injected his sperm into eggs, and at the same time injected a gene-editing tool called CRISPR-Cas-9.</span> <span data-start-time='80063' data-end-time='87917'>The CRISPR acts like scissors - cutting out the defective DNA.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/gene_fix.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9169 data-hint-location='26938' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/what_does_edit_mean.m4a'>What does edit mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='make changes'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/prevent_disease.m4a'><span>prevent disease</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/make_changes.m4a'><span>make changes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/kill_young_people.m4a'><span>kill young people</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/cause_a_problem.m4a'><span>cause a problem</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9170 data-hint-location='41667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/where_was_the_work_published.m4a'>Where was the work published?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Nature'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/readers_digest.m4a'><span>Readers Digest</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/nature.m4a'><span>Nature</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/genetics.m4a'><span>Genetics</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/science.m4a'><span>Science</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9171 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/scientists_fixed_a__blank__gene.m4a'>Scientists fixed a <span class='blank'>disease carrying</span> gene.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='disease carrying'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/human.m4a'><span>human</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/successful.m4a'><span>successful</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/disease_carrying.m4a'><span>disease carrying</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2037/broken.m4a'><span>broken</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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