OT: French boy cured of Sickle Cell through gene modification

15 months ago, they removed his bone marrow, modified its genetic makeup to produce healthy red blood cells, and replaced it. He has been symptom free for 15 months. It's only one case, but if it can be replicated, as seems likely, it is an early huge step in the use of genomics to cure disease. There will be vastly more.

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