Gene Editing used to treat blindness.
It was just reported in the news that they have used Crispr the gene editing tool inside somebody's body for the first time, in an efforts to operate on the DNA.
The procedure was done at the Casey Eye Institute at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.
The condition is Leber Congenital amaurosis, a gene mutation that keeps the body from making a protein needed to convert light into signal to the brain.
It will take a month before it is known if the editing worked to restore vision. If the treatment proved to be safe, and effective, doctors plan to test it on 18 children and adults.
It was just reported in the news that they have used Crispr the gene editing tool inside somebody's body for the first time, in an efforts to operate on the DNA.
The procedure was done at the Casey Eye Institute at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.
The condition is Leber Congenital amaurosis, a gene mutation that keeps the body from making a protein needed to convert light into signal to the brain.
It will take a month before it is known if the editing worked to restore vision. If the treatment proved to be safe, and effective, doctors plan to test it on 18 children and adults.
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