gene therapy
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Goldman Sachs Analysts Question Whether Curing Patients Is Good For Business
Recent advancements in science and medicine have put cures within reach for diseases that have long plagued humankind.
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The US Government Hopes $236 Million Will Make Gene Editing Mainstream
The first US trial using CRISPR to treat disease in people is imminent, a significant step in testing the true power of gene editing in the clinic. In the future, the US government is hoping that therapies for cancer and other diseases using gene editing will reach a lot more patients. To get there, this…
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Could Gene Therapy One Day Cure Diabetes?
In type 1 diabetes, the body engages in warfare with itself, the immune system mistakenly treating the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas as a harmful invader, destroying the cells along with the body’s ability to regulate sugar. Typically diagnosed in youth, it has no cure, and patients face a lifetime of insulin injections and complications.
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With No Cure In Sight, CRISPR Could Offer Hope For Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Genetic engineering offers the promise of treating genetic disorders by correcting disease-causing DNA, but when the defective genes are located in cells deep inside the body, how do you actually deliver a cure?