Scientists Use CRISPR To Modify Viruses That Kill Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Using GMO viruses to kill bacteria? This is a Pandora’s box that may never shut. Scientists have already warned of the sloppy and unintended consequences of using CRISPR to modify DNA, but now genetically engineering viruses to cause death-switches completely ignores such warnings.⁃ TN EditorEarlier this month, the annual CRISPR 2017 conference was held at Montana State University. Attendees were the first to hear about successes companies have had using CRISPR to engineer