🧬 New era: CRISPR’s medicine 💊

Gene-editing treatment for sickle-cell disease

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE 25% Weekend Reads Technology in Perspective 12.30.23 | New era: CRISPR's medicine 💊 The gene-editing technology CRISPR has been used to change the genes of human babies, to modify animals, to treat people with sickle-cell disease, and possibly to permanently cure people of HIV. And Vertex Pharmaceuticals that just got approval to sell the first gene-editing treatment in history, for sickle-cell disease, is already looking for an ordinary drug that could take its place. Plus, navigate the future of technology with confidence with our year end offer: 25% off on annual subscription. Subscribe & save 25% today. Vertex developed a CRISPR cure. It's already on the hunt for something better. Thanks for the cure, CRISPR. Now companies want a pill to treat sickle-cell disease instead. I received the new gene-editing drug for sickle cell disease. It changed my life. As a patient enrolled in a clinical trial for Vertex's new exa-cel treatment, I was among the first to experience CRISPR's transformative effects. Three people were gene-edited in an effort to cure their HIV. The result is unknown. CRISPR is being used in an experimental effort to eliminate the virus that causes AIDS. Vertex will pay tens of millions to license a controversial CRISPR patent The company will pay rival Editas Medicine and the Broad Institute so that it can sell its breakthrough gene-editing treatment for sickle-cell disease. The lucky break behind the first CRISPR treatment Gene editing for sickle-cell is here. This is how researchers knew what DNA to change. The first CRISPR cure might kick-start the next big patent battle Vertex Pharmaceuticals plans to sell a gene-editing treatment for sickle-cell disease. A patent on CRISPR could stand in the way. Forget designer babies. Here's how CRISPR is really changing lives The gene-editing tool is being tested in people, and the first treatment could be approved this year. How gene editing could help curb the spread of bird flu The disease kills millions of birds each year, and it has recently started to spread among mammals too. Make 2024 the year your keep up with the fast-paced world of technological innovations and their impact on the way you live and work. Subscribe today to save 25% on an annual subscription to MIT Technology Review. SUBSCRIBE & SAVE 25% Was this newsletter forwarded to you, and you'd like to see more? Sign up today → View in browser | This email was sent to manojdole1.InformationTech@blogger.com. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy MIT Technology Review · 196 Broadway, 3rd fl, · Cambridge, MA 02139 · USA Copyright © 2023 MIT Technology Review, All rights reserved. Opt out of all promotional emails and newsletters from MIT Technology Review