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June 23, 2020 | 6:14 AM

A year in, first patient to get gene-editing for sickle cell disease is thriving

"It's the change I've been waiting on my whole life."

By Rob Stein/NPR

November 6, 2019 | 9:23 AM

Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US

This study is not aimed at changing DNA within a person’s body. Instead it seeks to remove, alter and give back to the patient cells that are super-powered to fight their cancer — a form of immunotherapy.

By Marilynn Marchione/The Associated Press