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Nice Genes!

It’s Prime Time: Can New Gene Editing Technologies Re-write the Future of Health?

· 33 min · Season 6 Episode 3

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Many rare genetic diseases are caused by a “typo” in our DNA. For most, fixing that spelling mistake has been out of reach. But a recent clinical trial has changed everything, opening up the door for possible cures we never thought were possible through a cutting-edge gene-editing tool called prime editing.

In this episode, Ty Sperle takes us through his own story of being cured of a rare disease called chronic granulomatous disease while his doctor, Dr. Stuart Turvey gives Kaylee the 411 on the science behind Ty’s treatment – and what it could mean for rare diseases more broadly. We also…

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