First prime editing CRISPR therapy used directly in human body

Prime editing — a precise variant of CRISPR — has been used directly in a human body for the first time. The procedure is part of a clinical trial for a genetic disease that can cause liver and nerve damage. Until now, in vivo gene editing methods have been far less precise.

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