Good News Notes: “Two and a half years ago, a study published in Science Advances detailed how the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas-9 repaired genetic mutations related to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). The study was a proof of concept, and used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). But now a similar treatment has not only been administered to real people, it has…
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A man’s dying wish was to help a boy in foster care he never met. It was fulfilled weeks after his death.
Good News Notes: “The state told Shellie she needed a handicap accessible apartment and transportation for Howard before she could get him out of foster care. When she put the call out for help on Facebook, she was surprised the father of one of her friends answered.” “Shellie has been trying to get custody of…