Deadly Genetic Disease Prevented Before Birth In Zebrafish

Courtesy ScienceDaily Fri, 03/21/2008 - 04:00

By injecting a customized "genetic patch" into early stage fish embryos, researchers were able to correct a genetic mutation so the embryos developed normally.

The research could lead to the prevention of up to one-fifth of birth defects in humans caused by genetic mutations, according to the scientists involved in the study.

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