CRISPR injected into the blood treats a genetic disease for first time

[Manouche]

« Jennifer Doudna of the University of California, Berkeley, who shared a Nobel Prize last year for discovering CRISPR and co-founded Intellia, sees even bigger prospects. The new work, she says, is “a critical first step in being able to inactivate, repair, or replace any gene that causes disease, anywhere in the body.”

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[EmeraldA]

I find CRISPR very exciting. Thanks for posting!

[MPort]

This looks very encouraging. Thanks for posting.

[Aldebaran25]

and here my imagination and my hope go flying! Thanks for this one

[Meatloaf9]

Thanks to you for continuing to keep us all informed of updates and current recommended treatment for mpn's. Good luck to you. Who knows maybe crispr will lead to a cure for our diseases.

[dancingelephant]

Fantastic news. Gene therapies have to be the answer, thankyou for giving us all renewed hope for the future.

[Bluetop]

Amazing research. So good to read. Thanks for posting.