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RNA editing is the next frontier in gene therapy – here’s what you need to know

  • Written by Flora Hui, Research Fellow, Centre for Eye Research Australia and Honorary Fellow, Department of Surgery (Ophthalmology), The University of Melbourne
RNA editing is the next frontier in gene therapy – here’s what you need to knowIoanaB/Shutterstock

The United States Food and Drug Administration has just approved the first-ever clinical trial that uses CRISPR-Cas13 RNA editing. Its aim is to treat an eye disease called wet age-related macular degeneration that causes vision loss in millions of older people worldwide.

This trial marks a new frontier in gene therapy –...

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