Tag: CRISPR
A time of fear and a time of hope – the starting of 2023.
January 1, 2023
On New Years Eve, I talked with three people in two different western states about problems they were facing.
One woman had taken chemo in the summer to treat two dangerous tumors. She told me the tumors had shrunk, which was good news, but that the oncologist had said this could change at any time. … More “A time of fear and a time of hope – the starting of 2023.”
Gene-editing has started in humans: do we need to watch out!
August 24, 2019
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • Victoria Gray, 34, from Mississippi has sickle cell disease. • A genetic defect deforms the red blood cells, causing terrible bouts of pain. • A new gene-editing treatment involves a grueling round of chemotherapy, weeks in the hospital, months of tests. • But there’s hope…
THERE WAS AN UPROAR OVER … More “Gene-editing has started in humans: do we need to watch out!”