Tran: Gene editing is becoming a top therapeutic tool in history
Andy Tran · CRISPR 2.0 and the Future of Gene Therapies · Oct 5, 2019 · at 0:22
Andy Tran, deal partner on the a16z bio investing team, discusses the major shifts impacting medicine.
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“Technology is used to rewrite our genetic code is becoming one of the most powerful therapeutic arsenals of all time.”
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