Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions

Diana Mihalașcu

Genetics See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him. Researchers described the case in a new study, saying he’s among the first to be successfully treated with a custom therapy that seeks to fix a tiny but critical error in his genetic code that kills half of affected infants. Though it may be a while before similar personalized

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