Chinese scientists have successfully used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique in humans. This is quite a breakthrough for medical innovations. The genetically modified cells were introduced to a lung cancer patient in West China Hospital in Chengdu.
The team of scientists was spearheaded by Lu You of Sichuan University. They were the ones who performed the extraction of immune cells from patients and modified them using CRISPR-Cas9.
Chinese Scientists Use Gene-Editing Techniques In Humans For First Time
The technique knocks out a gene that normally acts as a check on the cell’s ability to launch an immune response and prevents it from attacking healthy cells. Read more…
The journal, Nature, reports about the ability of gene-editing. This involves attacking cancer cells in diagnosed patients. They were the first ones to introduce the method to a human being.
Clinicians have been enthusiastic about this process. This form of treatment is simpler and efficient compared with other methods. The execution of this therapy means only one thing: it’s most likely to ignite a race to get this method available to the world.
CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time
June is the scientific adviser for a planned US trial that will use CRISPR to target three genes in participants’ cells, with the goal of treating various cancers. He expects the trial to start in early 2017. Read more…
Seeker.com reports that this recent news is going to ignite the US-based researchers’ intention to use the gene-editing tool for the treatment of diseases. The Chinese team initiated the clinical trial and it can possibly be the first step towards cancer therapies.
This technique has been considered as one of the biggest biotechnological breakthroughs of the century. This allows the scientists to even repair damaged genes effectively than previous methods.
CRISPR Gene-Edited Cells Get First Human Test
It starts with an RNA molecule that matches the DNA sequence of a targeted gene. The RNA works like a guide, bringing the enzyme Cas9 to the damaged bit of DNA, where it’s used to snip out the damage, replace it or repair it. Read more…
It’s quite overwhelming to find that there is a big chance of discovering a method for treating devastating conditions like cancer. Let’s hope that findings would show promising results.
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