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The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center

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This artist's concept shows two nanoparticles coming into the brain (at top) while a pair of scissors cuts at bottom right. This illustrates UT Health San Antonio scientists' use of gene editing to cut DNA at a precise location to reduce autism symptoms in mice with fragile X syndrome.

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MINJEE JOU, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

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