A Disease That Makes Children Age Rapidly Gets Closer to a Cure - The New York Times (free article)
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A Disease That Makes Children Age Rapidly Gets Closer to a Cure
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/health/progeria-dna-base-editing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9k0.8Cwv.updglE6kTCeV&smid=url-share
Progress in the quest to help progeria patients suggests that gene editing techniques may help treat other ultrarare conditions.
I love stories like these: scientists and the NIH working to create a cure for an unprofitable disease, just because it would make the world a better place. And in the interim, making new discoveries that might potentially benefit society at large.