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Biotechnology
Gene therapy is given once, and almost every hard problem in the field comes from that
The virus that delivers a working gene also teaches the immune system to destroy it. You get one attempt — which is why the dose is enormous, the price is enormous, and a large share of patients are excluded before treatment is even considered.
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Biotechnology
CRISPR gene editing, explained simply
CRISPR lets scientists edit DNA with a precision that once sounded like science fiction. Here is how the 'find and replace' of the genome actually works — and where it is already being used.
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