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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Editing Human Stem Cell Genes Could Let Patients Grow Their Own Cures

Editing Human Stem Cell Genes Could Let Patients Grow Their Own Cures | Popular Science: "For the first time, scientists using a combination of gene-editing technologies have corrected mutations in a patient’s own induced stem cells. The breakthrough could pave the way toward reprogramming a person’s own cells to cure genetic diseases, rather than using transplanted organs and drug therapies."

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