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A novel gene-editing experiment seems to have permanently reduced LDL and triglyceride levels in monkeys.
What if a single injection could lower blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides — for a lifetime?
In the first gene-editing experiment of its kind, scientists have disabled two genes in monkeys that raise the risk for heart disease. Humans carry the genes as well, and the experiment has raised hopes that a leading killer may one day be tamed.
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While the nation’s COVID-19 testing network is more robust than it was in early in the pandemic, the promise of rapid tests at home has yet to be realized. But scientists say that CRISPR, the ...
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Precision BioSciences' gene editing technique produced a stable lowering of PCSK9 protein and LDL cholesterol in nonhuman primates for three years, according to a study led by University of ...