GENE 2 (IMAGE) Rice University Caption Graduate student Qichen Yuan checks the cells in an array at a Rice University lab. Yuan is the lead author of a study introducing a streamlined CRISPR-based technology that can perform many genome edits at once to address polygenic diseases. Credit Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.