The Advances Behind The World's First Personalized CRISPR Treatment
Type
Blog Post
Published
Sept. 16, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
...reporting genome editing by CRISPR in mammalian cells appeared in 2013 (Cong et al., 2013; reviewed in Lander...Advancing from this invention to KJ’s clinical application in under a decade is an astounding feat of public...of identifying a successful editor. For this application, ABE8e turned out to be most effective.
Targeting... genome search times. Using a machine learning approach, the lab proposed multiple sets of Cas9 mutations...editing was deemed to pose low risk to KJ. This approach won’t be acceptable in every case, however, and...treatments may one day have a smoother path to approval, as well. If the editor and delivery components...undergo even more improvements in the lab. We’re so happy to be a part of a collaborative community focused...