Cracking the Code: The Massive Project to Decode Every Human Gene
We mapped the human genome, but here’s the catch; we don’t know what most of it actually does. Half of all human genes are barely mentioned in research. Now, a massive initiative plans to change that.
The MorPhiC Consortium, led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is taking on one of the biggest scientific challenges of our time: Figuring out what every single human gene does.
Using CRISPR-based gene editing, scientists are systematically switching off genes in human cells to observe their effects. The first phase will analyze 1,000 genes, but the ultimate goal is to map the function of all 20,000 protein-coding genes.
Understanding gene function is key to solving diseases before they even begin. But what happens when we start editing genes not just to fix, but to enhance? Should there be limits?
Read the full article on Singularity Hub.
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