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CRISPR is a technology for editing the code of life.
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The quote presents CRISPR as a tool that changes genetic information. “Code of life” is a comparison: it describes the instructions inside living things as if they were written code that can be revised. The wording emphasizes both the technology’s precision and the importance of what it changes.
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- Milken Institute, Conversations with Mike Milken: Jennifer Doudna
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- Official Statement
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