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Gene-silencing tool shows promise as a future therapy against prion diseases
MIT Whitehead and Broad Institute researchers designed an epigenetic editor that can silence the prion protein gene, which could potentially be developed into a therapy against fatal prion diseases. The same approach could be used against other genetic diseases.
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| Jul 11, 2024 | Gene-silencing tool shows promise as a future therapy against prion diseases by gmays | 222 | 68 |
