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CRISPR-cas9 (human gene therapy)

Human gene therapy is a method of modifying a person's genes to treat or cure disease. Gene therapies can replace or inactivate a disease-causing gene with a healthy copy of the same gene.

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Gene therapy trials treat inherited blindness and deafness

Gene therapy trials treat inherited blindness and deafness

Two separate gene therapy trials have restored vision and hearing in people born with congenital blindness or deafness.
ScienceMay 9, 2024
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First CRISPR drug for sickle cell disease to be approved

First CRISPR drug for sickle cell disease to be approved

A CRISPR drug to treat sickle cell disease may be approved by the US drug regulator in early December.
ScienceNovember 2, 2023
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Food security: Can AI and gene editing tackle global hunger?

Food security: Can AI and gene editing tackle global hunger?

Experts say we need to create high-yield, climate-resistant plants to feed the global population.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 17, 2023
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The Human Genome: Global DNA data gets diversity bump

The Human Genome: Global DNA data gets diversity bump

Scientists say they have added DNA diversity to our understanding of human genetics with new ‘pangenome’ data.
ScienceMay 10, 2023
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Designer babies already exist — their creator went to jail

Designer babies already exist — their creator went to jail

Right or wrong, gene therapies are here to stay. How does gene editing work and what are its limits?
ScienceApril 20, 2023
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Life and ethics in an 'era of genetics'

Life and ethics in an 'era of genetics'

The promise of genetics is huge: From cloning dead animals to securing our survival on Earth. But what of the ethics?
ScienceJuly 27, 2022
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CRISPR-Cas9: A new weapon against superbugs?

A technology to edit genes could help us eliminate antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a new study has found.
ScienceNovember 10, 2021