The world’s first CRISPR therapy may be approved soon, but sadly it is unlikely to be affordable for hundreds of thousands of people whose pain it could end
LITTLE more than a decade ago, a new technology was revealed to the world: CRISPR, a way to change DNA inside cells in a more precise way than ever before. The news triggered a storm of media coverage and earned its developers a Nobel prize in 2020. This year, the first genetic therapy based on CRISPR is set to be approved.
This is for sickle cell disease, a condition in which a faulty protein causes red blood cells to form an abnormal “sickle” shape, which can lead to blocked blood vessels, agonising pain and even organ damage. The CRISPR approach …
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