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CRISPR May One Day Cure Sickle-Cell Disease – Futurism

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2017-08-24 NEWS

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CRISPR May One Day Cure Sickle-Cell Disease
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Sickle-cell disease, which afflicts approximately 100,000 Americans with immense pain and shortened life-span, is caused by a single mutated nucleotide within the gene that codes for hemoglobin, making it a top candidate for CRISPR — and maybe a cure.

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Stem Cell Treatment for Children With Spina Bifida Helps Dogs First …
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A pair of English bulldog puppies are the first patients to be successfully treated with a unique therapy — a combination of surgery and stem cells — developed …

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