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  4. UW researchers will trial gene editing therapy to treat blindness

UW researchers will develop gene editing therapy to treat blindness

Research led by researchers at UW–Madison will leverage new ways of delivering drug therapies through nanotechnology with advanced genome CRISPR technology to innovate new treatments for two hereditary diseases that cause blindness.

Read the full article at: https://news.wisc.edu/uw-researchers-will-trial-gene-editing-therapy-to-treat-blindness/
Posted in 2023, News, VisionTagged David Gamm

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