This Court Battle Will Decide Who Will Make a Fortune From Gene-Editing Tech
- Institutes fight over CRISPR, the ‘discovery of the Century’
- Victory could determine who gets paid for revolutionary idea
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Scientists have used the breakthrough gene-editing technology CRISPR to create advances in medicine and agriculture, from ways to eliminate sickle-cell anemia to growing mushrooms that resist browning.
But the battle over who will make money from it is just beginning.