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KJ after an infusion with researchers Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Kiran Musunuru

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Baby with rare disease given world-first personal CRISPR gene therapy

An infant with a severe genetic condition has shown signs of improvement after receiving a gene-editing treatment tailored to his specific mutation

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A light micrograph cross-section showing cholesterol-containing plaque in a heart artery

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One-off gene-editing therapy could permanently lower cholesterol

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Will genome editing transform our children's health? Some have doubts

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Genus CRISPR edited pig

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Disease-resistant pork may go on sale in 2025 thanks to gene editing

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Why gene editors want to treat fetuses when they are still in the womb

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Sweeter tomatoes are coming soon thanks to CRISPR gene editing

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ARINGAY, PHILIPPINES - DECEMBER 01: Residents queue to receive a dose of Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a rural village on December 01, 2021 in Aringay, La Union province, Philippines. The Philippines is rushing to vaccinate its population as it mulls making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory and amid the looming threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The country, which has just approved booster shots for its adult population, launched a three-day national vaccination holiday on November 29 to December 1 with the goal of vaccinating at least nine million additional people. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

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Discover RNA's irresistible ascent from humble molecule to CRISPR star

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'Bridge editing' could be even better at altering DNA than CRISPR

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Lung-targeted CRISPR therapy offers hope for cystic fibrosis

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CRISPR could disable and cure HIV, suggests promising lab experiment

The gene-editing technique CRISPR disabled HIV that lay dormant in immune cells in a lab experiment, raising hopes for an eventual cure

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Plant-killing genetic technology could wipe out superweeds

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If gene-edited meat eases the climate crisis, then we must embrace it

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First gene-edited meat will come from disease-proof CRISPR pigs

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CRISPR gene therapy seems to cure dangerous inflammatory condition

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