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How gene editing a person's brain cells could be used to curb the opioid epidemic

  • Written by Craig W. Stevens, Professor of Pharmacology, Oklahoma State University
How gene editing a person's brain cells could be used to curb the opioid epidemicCRISPR/Cas is a tool for editing genes.STEVEN MCDOWELL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic cripples the economy and kills hundreds of people each day, there is another epidemic that continues to kill tens of thousands of people each year through opioid drug overdose.

Opioid analgesic drugs, like morphine and...

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