Possible sickle cell cure

[tashoya]

This is both a little daunting and pretty incredible if it is, in fact, a cure:

www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/fda-approves-cure-for-sickle-cell-disease-the-first-treatment-to-use-crispr/ar-AA1ld7zF?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=460dfad3ff5f4398ba99374f1d48c818&ei=24

[hoyarooter]

Dec 8, 2023 13:03:01 GMT -5 tashoya said:

This is both a little daunting and pretty incredible if it is, in fact, a cure:

www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/fda-approves-cure-for-sickle-cell-disease-the-first-treatment-to-use-crispr/ar-AA1ld7zF?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=460dfad3ff5f4398ba99374f1d48c818&ei=24

Yeah, it's amazing. I actually own a few shares of Vertex, and it was down today. Go figure.

In other medical news, early tests on a vaccine to prevent the most virulent form of breast cancer were very successful but the test was only on 16 patients. Next stage testing, of 600 patients including a placebo group, coming next year. We're still a few years away from this being publicly available, but hey, you anti-vaxers, get your protests ready. I often wonder what these people would have done in connection with the Salk and Sabin polio vaccines, and the smallpox vaccine. If I got anything wrong here, I'll rely on Dan to fix it.

[Massholya]

Dec 8, 2023 13:03:01 GMT -5 tashoya said:

This is both a little daunting and pretty incredible if it is, in fact, a cure:

www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/fda-approves-cure-for-sickle-cell-disease-the-first-treatment-to-use-crispr/ar-AA1ld7zF?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=460dfad3ff5f4398ba99374f1d48c818&ei=24

Very cool but very intense and extremely expensive therapy.

[DanMcQ]