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Thursday 18 April 2019

First U.S. Patients Treated With CRISPR As Human Gene-Editing Trials Get Underway

CRISPR gene-editing technology allows scientists to make highly precise modifications to DNA. The technology is now starting to be used in human trials to treat several diseases in the U.S.

This could be a crucial year for the powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR as researchers start testing it in patients to treat diseases such as cancer, blindness and sickle cell disease.

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from Technology : NPR https://n.pr/2Xnqg9H
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