The Gene Editing Tool That Could Treat Hereditary Illnesses

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Can a discovery that has already restored sight in genetically blind mice do the same in humans? Could it one day be used to edit out hereditary illnesses like heart disease from an embryo? These are very real possibilities thanks to CRISPR.
A leader of the Human Genome Project believes the gene-editing tool could be the most consequential discovery in biomedicine this century. Bill Whitaker reports on a new tool that’s revolutionizing biomedical research on th