$3 million prize goes to duo whose research led to first sickle cell CRISPR therapy
Two scientists whose work ushered in the first approved therapy using the gene-editing tool CRISPR have won the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences....
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‘Oslo patient’ likely cured of HIV after getting stem cell transplant from his brother, who is genetically resistant to the virus
A 63-year-old man known as the Oslo patient is “likely cured” of HIV after a stem-cell transplant remodeled his entire immune system. Prior to this...
‘No one knows what they are’: Researchers discover new type of cell that’s seen only during pregnancy
Scientists have unveiled a detailed “atlas” of the placenta and uterus, showing how these unique tissues grow and evolve throughout pregnancy to accommodate a developing...