Tuesday 30 July 2019

Study will test CRISPR gene editing inside the body for first time

Study will test CRISPR gene editing inside the body for first time

Patients are about to be enrolled in the first study to test a gene-editing technique known as CRISPR inside the body to try to cure an inherited form of blindness. People with the disease have normal eyes but lack a gene that converts light into signals to the brain that enable sight.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/crispr-gene-editing-blindness-1.5226163?source=Snapzu

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