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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/01/ejyydh7falx14myqp7sr.jpg?quality=75720405A new study of dogs published this week in Science offers a tantalising glimpse of how life-changing the gene-editing technology CRISPR could be for some people in the near future. It suggests that CRISPR can be used to treat an otherwise incurable, fatal genetic disorder known as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).