Harvard chemist and molecular biologist David Liu invented gene editing tools that can correct and rewrite defective genes. His research could one day help hundreds of millions of people with genetic diseases, including sickle cell and muscular dystrophy. https://cbsn.ws/4nKlpuU | 60 Minutes

Harvard chemist and molecular biologist David Liu invented gene editing tools that can correct and rewrite defective genes. His research could one day help hundreds of millions of people with genetic diseases, including sickle cell and muscular dystrophy. “We can fix the mutation, fix the disease, and hopefully never have to treat the patient again,” says Liu. | 60 Minutes