Posts Tagged ‘Personalized Medicine’
Baby KJ Makes Headlines as the First Infant to Receive Personalized CRISPR Gene Editing Therapy
Written by Joanna Wirkus, PhD May 15, 2025, NPR ’s Science Friday spotlighted Baby KJ, the first infant to receive a personalized CRISPR-based gene editing treatment. The segment explored the groundbreaking therapy, the condition it aims to treat, and the collaborative effort behind this historic milestone. Here’s a summary of the key points from the…
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By: Joanna Wirkus The Rise of Cord Blood CD34+ Cells in Humanized Mouse Models and Cell Therapy Innovation Scientists in the late 1980’s discovered that umbilical cord blood derived stem cells had high proliferative potential and tolerated cryopreservation and thawing (Broxmeyer, 1989). Building on this research, the first report of cord blood derived CD34+ human…
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