F.D.A. Approves Sickle Cell Treatments, Including One That Uses CRISPR
People with the genetic disease have new opportunities to eliminate their symptoms, but the treatments come with obstacles that limit their reach.
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People with the genetic disease have new opportunities to eliminate their symptoms, but the treatments come with obstacles that limit their reach.
The FDA's approval of Casgevy, which uses the Nobel Prize-winning gene-editing therapy to treat patients with sicke cell disease, opens the door to many other therapies.
The FDA has approved a gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) for the first time.
There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags and are highly complex to manufacture and deliver.
Pioneering biochemist Jennifer Doudna sat down with WIRED’s Emily Mullin to talk about the future of Crispr.