Simple tasks like riding a bike down the street or driving to the grocery store are a no-go for Carlene Knight. Afflicted with a rare genetic disease called Leber congenital amaurosis type 10 (LCA10), ...

Carlene Knight's vision was so bad that she couldn't even maneuver around the call center where she works using her cane. "I was bumping into the cubicles and really scaring people that were sitting ...

CRISPR-based gene editing improved vision without serious adverse effects in patients with CEP290-associated inherited retinal degeneration, an interim analysis of a small phase I/II study showed.

The unprecedented study involves using the gene-editing technique CRISPR to edit a gene while it's still inside a patient's body. In exclusive... Blind Patients Hope Landmark Gene-Editing Experiment ...

Share on Pinterest An experimental CRISPR-based gene editing treatment significantly improved vision outcomes in subjects with a rare eye disorder. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images Researchers from ...

Editas Medicine may have been first to enter the clinic with a gene-editing therapy, but it was beaten to the finish line by Intellia with first-in-human results in June. But it’s not a competition.

Carlene Knight's vision was so bad that she couldn't even maneuver around the call center where she works using her cane. "I was bumping into the cubicles and really scaring people that were sitting ...

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