'Epigenetic' editing is here: gene-tagging technique banishes hepatitis B virus
Editing and RNA therapies advanced, and researchers solved a 50-year mystery by finding a new human blood group.
TL;DR
- Nature reported that a gene-tagging, 'epigenetic' editing technique banished hepatitis B virus, describing epigenetic editing as now here.
- Nature also reported a first for RNA therapy: a man with a rare motor-neuron disease improved after treatment.
- ScienceDaily reported that scientists solved a 50-year mystery and discovered a new human blood group.
Nature reported that a gene-tagging, 'epigenetic' editing technique banished hepatitis B virus, describing epigenetic editing as now here. [1]
Nature also reported a first for RNA therapy: a man with a rare motor-neuron disease improved after treatment. [2]
Separately, ScienceDaily reported that scientists solved a 50-year mystery and discovered a new human blood group. [3]
Why it matters
Editing and RNA therapies are moving from rare-disease proofs toward broader applications, and a new blood group matters for transfusion safety and for the genetics that underpin it.
Editor's note
These are reported research advances, not approved treatments; no medical advice is offered.