First gene-editing treatment injected into the blood reduces toxic protein for up to 1 year

· by · in Biotechnology industry, iPS Cells, Personalized Therapies, Regenerative Medicine. ·


Researchers are using a CRISPR enzyme (orange) and guide RNA (red) to disable a gene (blue) coding for a toxic liver protein.CARLOS CLARIVAN/Science Source
https://www.science.org/content/article/first-gene-editing-treatment-injected-blood-reduces-toxic-protein-1-year

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