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Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Gene-editing stops malaria

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago01 mins

CRISPR gene-editing therapy has already shown immense promise in treating and curing diseases, but scientists are now revealing its potential for disease prevention. A recent paper published in Nature details how a team of researchers successfully edited a single gene in mosquitos, rendering them unable to transmit malaria. This groundbreaking development could eventually lead to…

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Africa: Gene-Editing Breakthrough – UCT in Landmark Trial

eriinfo.com3 months ago012 mins

In a ground-breaking first for South Africa and the African continent, local patients are participating in a pioneering international gene-editing clinical trial that may revolutionise treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE), a rare and potentially fatal genetic disorder. The clinical trial, now under way at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Lung Institute, uses CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing…