BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 19:16:00
System to fight cancer. alyssa's immune system couldn't clear her cancer, so she was given donor cells which had been tweaked using a new technique called base editing. in the lab, three precise changes were made to the cells' dna, and they were then armed to fight her cancer. base editing is part of a genetic revolution which is transforming our understanding of human biology. it is an incredibly precise tool with huge potential to treat, and possibly cure, a range of diseases, especially disorders of the blood. ten children with t—cell leukaemia will have the treatment as part of a clinica...