Pros and cons of genetic scissors
(PHYSorg.com Biology)

Crispr technology has greatly facilitated gene editing. Associate Professor Thorsten Müller from Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Dr. Hassan Bukhari from Harvard Medical School discuss its pros and cons in a review article in the journal Trends in Cell Biology. They believe Crispr technology has future potential primarily if it can be rendered usable in the field of stem cell research.