Sickle cell patient's journey leads to landmark approval of gene-editing treatment
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by Rob Stein
3M ago
In early December, the Food and Drug Administration approved a gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease, the first for any illness. One patient helped pave the way. (Image credit: Orlando Gili for NPR ..read more
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For the first time, gene-editing provides hints for lowering cholesterol
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by Rob Stein
4M ago
Researchers report the first results from a study testing the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR for cutting high cholesterol. (Image credit: Gerardo Huitrón/Getty Images ..read more
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FDA advisers see no roadblocks for gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease
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by Rob Stein
5M ago
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration meeting Tuesday paved the way for the first treatment of human disease using the gene-editing technique CRISPR. The agency has a December deadline. (Image credit: Orlando Gili for NPR ..read more
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How scientists engineered a see-through squid with its brain in plain view
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by Jon Hamilton
7M ago
A see-through squid is giving scientists an unprecedented view of the brain and other organs in a living animal. (Image credit: Carrie Albertin/MBL Cephalopod Program ..read more
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His baby gene editing shocked ethicists. Now he's in the lab again
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by John Ruwitch
10M ago
He Jiankui, who shocked the world in 2018 by announcing the creation of the first gene-edited babies, tells NPR he's now working on a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. (Image credit: Aowen Cao/NPR ..read more
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First sickle cell patient treated with CRISPR gene-editing still thriving
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by Rob Stein
2y ago
A young Mississippi woman is thriving two years after getting treated for sickle cell disease with the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR. (Image credit: Meredith Rizzo/NPR ..read more
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In a major scientific advance, a pig kidney is successfully transplanted into a human
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by The Associated Press
2y ago
The kidney, which came from a genetically altered pig, worked normally and showed no signs of rejection. It's seen as a significant step toward using animal organs for life-saving transplants. (Image credit: Joe Carrotta/AP ..read more
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A Gene-Editing Experiment Let These Patients With Vision Loss See Color Again
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by Rob Stein
2y ago
In a first, doctors injected the gene-editing tool CRISPR directly into cells in patients' eyes. The experiment helped these vision-impaired patients see shapes and colors again. (Image credit: Franny White/OHSU ..read more
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He Inherited A Devastating Disease. A CRISPR Gene-Editing Breakthrough Stopped It
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by Rob Stein
2y ago
Scientists successfully treated a rare disease with the experimental gene-editing technique. It could open the door to new ways of treating more common disorders in the future. (Image credit: Patrick Doherty ..read more
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Blind Patients Hope Landmark Gene-Editing Experiment Will Restore Their Vision
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by Rob Stein
3y ago
The unprecedented study involves using the gene-editing technique CRISPR to edit a gene while it's still inside a patient's body. In exclusive interviews, NPR talks with two of the first participants. (Image credit: Josh Andersen/Oregon Health & Science University ..read more
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