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2 young leukemia patients cured with T-cell immunotherapy using genetically engineered donor cells

Meredith Knight | 
Gene-edited immune cells cure two British babies with childhood leukemia. But instead of patient-specific cells, doctors used cheaper universal cells ...
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Genetics for public health: A lost cause?

Meredith Knight | 
Its power for discovering rare diseases is well proven. But genetics’ impact on public and preventative health has a long ...
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CRISPR-Cas9 is hot but it’s not the only way to edit a genome

David Warmflash | 
Despite its growing track record and huge potential, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing may not be the magic bullet for all applications ...
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After early setbacks, gene therapy’s comeback nearly complete

Andrew Porterfield | 
After some horrifying early setbacks, gene therapy's back. Researchers have learned from early mistakes to make the therapy safer and ...
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Genetic therapies won’t solve depression anytime soon

Ben Locwin | 
Can a better understanding of the genetics of depression lead us to safer, more effective treatments for the disease? ...
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Gene doping in sports entails challenges and dangers but may not be so dopey

David Warmflash | 
Athletes experimenting with gene doping may not be ethical, but it could lead to potential treatments of human disease ...
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