CRISPR used to repair blindness-causing genetic defect in patient-derived stem cells

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CRISPR used to repair blindness-causing genetic defect in patient-derived stem cells #355784 Thu 28 Jan 2016 01:23:PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,976 Los Angeles, USA Webmaster OP Launch Director
OP Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,976 Los Angeles, USA	Scientists have used a new gene-editing technology called CRISPR, to repair a genetic mutation responsible for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), an inherited condition that causes the retina to degrade and leads to blindness in at least 1.5 million cases worldwide. Source: CRISPR used to repair blindness-causing genetic defect in patient-derived stem cells David Cottle UBB Owner & Administrator