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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Health
Robin Williams

Designer DNA and Ethical Eating: The Brave New World of Biotech Arrives in the UK

Real meat or gene enhanced? (Pixabay)

Two groundbreaking biotechnology advances are fundamentally altering human health and food production in 2025, moving from laboratory curiosities to life-changing realities for millions worldwide.

Gene editing treatments have successfully cured their first patients of previously incurable genetic diseases, whilst lab-grown meat has begun appearing on supermarket shelves across major cities. These parallel revolutions represent the most significant biotechnology breakthroughs since the mapping of the human genome. These technologies, once confined to research labs, are now entering mainstream use.

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