'Breakthrough' CRISPR Treatment Slashes Cholesterol in First Human Clinical Trial

CRISPR-based therapies just hit another milestone. In a small clinical trial with 10 people genetically prone to dangerously high levels of cholesterol, a single infusion of the precision gene editor slashed the artery-clogging fat by up to 55 percent. If all goes well, the one-shot treatment could last a lifetime. The trial, led by Verve […]