CRISPR

Successful World First: Baby Treated with Personalized CRISPR Gene Therapy for Rare Disease is Now ‘Thriving’

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Dr. Kiran Musunru (left) and Dr. Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas (right) led the researchers who developed a personalized treatment for baby KJ – Released CHOP and Penn CRISPR has been used to create a genetic therapy option for a child born in Pennsylvania with a rare metabolic disorder. Unable to convert ammonia to urea, newborn KJ was … Read more

Teens May Have Come Up with a New Way to Detect, Treat Lyme Disease Using CRISPR Gene Editing

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Tick species that spread Lyme disease – credit CDC From 60 Minutes comes the story of a Georgia science team that carried the Stars and Stripes to Europe for an international science competition and finished in the top ten by using genetic engineering to develop a superior testing and treatment method for Lyme disease. If … Read more