gene editing /tags/gene-editing gene editing en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:00:04 GMT CRISPR gene-editing may boost cancer immunotherapy, new study finds /health/2022-12-13/crispr-gene-editing-may-boost-cancer-immunotherapy-new-study-finds Using CRISPR to modify certain immune cells could make cancer-fighting immunotherapy more potent for a broader set of patients. Two people who went through the treatment share their stories. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:00:04 GMT /health/2022-12-13/crispr-gene-editing-may-boost-cancer-immunotherapy-new-study-finds Rob Stein Blind Patients Hope Landmark Gene-Editing Experiment Will Restore Their Vision /2021-05-10/blind-patients-hope-landmark-gene-editing-experiment-will-restore-their-vision The unprecedented study involves using the gene-editing technique CRISPR to edit a gene while it's still inside a patient's body. In exclusive interviews, NPR talks with two of the first participants. Mon, 10 May 2021 09:00:00 GMT /2021-05-10/blind-patients-hope-landmark-gene-editing-experiment-will-restore-their-vision Rob Stein 1st Patients To Get CRISPR Gene-Editing Treatment Continue To Thrive /2020-12-15/1st-patients-to-get-crispr-gene-editing-treatment-continue-to-thrive As the first patient to receive an experimental treatment that relied on the gene-editing technique CRISPR continues to do well 17 months later, more patients seem to be benefiting, too. Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:02:24 GMT /2020-12-15/1st-patients-to-get-crispr-gene-editing-treatment-continue-to-thrive Rob Stein In A 1st, Scientists Use Revolutionary Gene-Editing Tool To Edit Inside A Patient /2020-03-04/in-a-1st-scientists-use-revolutionary-gene-editing-tool-to-edit-inside-a-patient Doctors used CRISPR to edit genes of cells inside a patient's eye, hoping to restore vision to a person blinded by a rare genetic disorder. A similar strategy might work for some brain diseases. Wed, 04 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMT /2020-03-04/in-a-1st-scientists-use-revolutionary-gene-editing-tool-to-edit-inside-a-patient Rob Stein A Young Mississippi Woman's Journey Through A Pioneering Gene-Editing Experiment /npr-breaking-news/2019-12-25/a-young-mississippi-womans-journey-through-a-pioneering-gene-editing-experiment NPR tells the exclusive, behind-the-scenes story of the first person with a genetic disorder to be treated in the United States with the revolutionary gene-editing technique CRISPR. Wed, 25 Dec 2019 12:00:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2019-12-25/a-young-mississippi-womans-journey-through-a-pioneering-gene-editing-experiment Rob Stein CRISPR Approach To Fighting Cancer Called 'Promising' In 1st Safety Test /2019-11-06/crispr-approach-to-fighting-cancer-called-promising-in-1st-safety-test Attempts to use the gene-editing tool CRISPR to develop a treatment for cancer seem safe and feasible in the earliest findings from the first three patients. "So far, so good," scientists say. Wed, 06 Nov 2019 14:01:00 GMT /2019-11-06/crispr-approach-to-fighting-cancer-called-promising-in-1st-safety-test Rob Stein