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Well look ahead to a really important night for celtic as Brendan Rogers side head to norway to take on rosenborg in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier. Hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. There is new hope tonight for thousands of families who live with the prospect of passing on inherited diseases to future generations. For the first time, scientists have successfully re pa i red a faulty gene in Human Embryos. The us and south korean team used a process known as gene editing to correct dna that causes a deadly Heart Condition. The Contraversial Technique is still at the Early Research stage, but it raises the hope of preventing 10,000 gene disorders, which pass down the generations. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. The goal could not be more ambitious, to eradicate inherited diseases. These scientists have taken an impressive first step on a long road, editing dna in Human Embryos. So how is it done . Inside the nucleus of each of ourselves is ou
Have fancied her chances but a host of others had gold in their sights, among them two time 0lympic of others had gold in their sights, among them two time olympic champion caster semenya. After tactics and truffles ca m e caster semenya. After tactics and truffles came the mad for medals, Faith Kipyegon made her move on the final straight and never looked back as britains laura muir tried to get bronze but. After the disappointment of the mens and womens 100 after the disappointment of the mens and womens100 and is, jamaica finally has something to cheer about. 0mar mcleod led from start to finish in the 110 metre hurdles adding the world title to his 0lympic hurdles adding the world title to his olympic gold. Defending champion should think of competing as a neutral got the silver with baji of hungry taking the surprise bronze. Time for overdue celebrations. This was the overwhelming favourite to win the gold in the hammer and there we re win the gold in the hammer and there were no
[inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] good evening and thank you for coming and spending your evening with us tonight. I am delighted to be here on stage with you. But these two incredible historians and biographers and allaround great people. Im i melissa, with National Public radio, annette gordonreed and peter onuf, authors of a new book and we are going to talk about Thomas Jefferson. Welcome to all of you. Again, thank you for being here on this beautiful night, you are in doors on a gorgeous washington night. I want to start with the title of the book, the most blessed of the patriarchs, you talk about in the preface is of the book that Thomas Jefferson writes that hes planning on going back to monticello in virginia, he is writing a letter to angelica skyler church, for those of us cannot hear the name with out thinking angelica, eliza. He is ready to her in london and talking about her plans to go back to monticello. Part of the writer letter reads i have my house to
[inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] good evening and thank you for coming and spending your evening with us tonight. I am delighted to be here on stage with you. But these two incredible historians and biographers and allaround great people. Im i melissa, with National Public radio, annette gordonreed and peter onuf, authors of a new book and we are going to talk about Thomas Jefferson. Welcome to all of you. Again, thank you for being here on this beautiful night, you are in doors on a gorgeous washington night. I want to start with the title of the book, the most blessed of the patriarchs, you talk about in the preface is of the book that Thomas Jefferson writes that hes planning on going back to monticello in virginia, he is writing a letter to angelica skyler church, for those of us cannot hear the name with out thinking angelica, eliza. He is ready to her in london and talking about her plans to go back to monticello. Part of the writer letter reads i have my house to