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US and UK Approve Gene Editing Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

Using the safe and sensible CRISPR technology that has the power to help the 300,000 babies born with sickle cell disease each year and the nearly 10 million people estimated to suffer from this genetic disorder globally.

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