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A comment on CRISPR gene-editing breakthrough opens door to treating broad array of diseases. Parent comment

Re:CRISPR gene-editing breakthrough opens door to treating b... by p1mrx on Saturday June 26, 2021 @07:03PM (#27646815)
If food crops are engineered to grow big, carbon sequestering roots, how will we determine whether the quality and safety of the food is unaffected?
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Re:CRISPR gene-editing breakthrough opens door to treating b... by nitrogen on Saturday June 26, 2021 @07:19PM (#27646920)
Mass spectrometry and similar analysis methods to look for unexpected proteins in the food parts, followed by feeding the food parts to animals and seeing what happens.
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