Where Will CRISPR Therapeutics Be in 10 Years?

CRISPR -- which stands for "clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats" -- has been a hot area of research and investment since scientists discovered that this naturally occurring gene-editing function of bacteria could conceivably be used to treat genetic diseases. Several companies are using gene-editing in their attempts to cure illnesses caused by errors on a single gene such as sickle cell disease, hemophilia, and cystic fibrosis. One of them, CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CRSP), has produced results that could not only make it a winner in single-gene disorders, but position it to tackle much more complex -- and profitable -- diseases in the years ahead.