New CRISPR base-editing technology slows ALS progression in mice
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 13:51
in Health & Medicine
With a new CRISPR gene-editing methodology, scientists have inactivated one of the genes responsible for an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- a debilitating and fatal neurological disease for which there is no cure. The novel treatment slowed disease progression, improved muscle function and extended lifespan in mice with an aggressive form of ALS.