In a first, scientists edit genes inside a man ’ s body to try to cure a disease. What ’ s next?

Scientists have attempted to cure a patient with a rare genetic disorder by rewriting the DNA inside his body, in a first-of-its-kind therapy they hope could one day be applied to numerous other conditions including hemophilia and sickle cell disease. The procedure, which took place on Monday at the University of California at San Francisco's Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland, Calif., involved sending what the […]Related:American Heart Association president has heart attackFDA warns of ‘deadly risks’ of the herb kratom, citing 36 deathsHow we got the story about monkeypox
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news