The 3 Things That Matter for CRISPR Therapeutics Now

Biotechnology outfit CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) isn't a name on many investors' radar -- and understandably so. Its market capitalization is a mere $6 billion. The company remains in the red largely because it's barely got any revenue to speak of. It's not likely to swing to a profit in the immediate future, either.Still, if you've got room in your portfolio for a little more risk paired with above-average upside potential, this is a stock worth adding to your watchlist (if not your portfolio) with three key things in mind. But first things first.Although the company was founded back in 2013, most of its time since then has been spent refining the work first done by Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., and co-founder Emmanuelle Charpentier, Ph.D., who jointly figured out how to "edit" defective genetic code in a strand of DNA.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool