The scientist rewriting DNA, and the future of medicine

A professor at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Liu was awarded a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences on Saturday for developing two transformative technologies: one already improving the lives of patients with severe genetic diseases, the other poised to reshape medicine in the years ahead. He spoke with AFP ahead of the Los Angeles ceremony for the prestigious Silicon Valley-founded award. He will receive $3 million for his work on "base editing" and "prime editing," and plans to donate...