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zaroth
Testing a cure for sickle cell using a autologous stem cell transplant with CRISPR modified cells has now been performed in the US.

That seems like really huge news on many fronts?

[dead] kaminar
The beginning of something good I hope.
Gunax
Sounds like this would only work for blood cells--and only by doing a procedure similar to a bone marrow transplant.
bmogen
"For the first time" publicly shared. After the news of gene editing embryos without consent or knowledge in 2019 can we please be a little more realistic about what underpaid scientists chasing grants are willing to do and disclose?
_Wintermute
For scientists chasing grants their currency is publications. There's little point in performing expensive experiments if you can't get a nature paper for your CV out of it.