Where this storyline stands
A gene-editing tool designed to precisely rewrite the gene that causes Huntington's disease reduced toxic protein fragments and symptoms associated with the disease in mice, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report.
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Gene editing tool reduces Huntington's toxic protein fragments and symptoms in mice
What happened
A gene-editing tool designed to precisely rewrite the gene that causes Huntington's disease reduced toxic protein fragments and symptoms associated with the disease in mice, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report. Gene editing tool reduces Huntington's toxic protein fragments and symptoms in mice
Why it matters
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