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SCI & TECH● LOW1h ago · Oct 23, 2026, 7:39 PM

Prime Editing Used in a Patient for First Time

Human Progress · global

“A powerful gene-editing technique has been used to edit DNA directly in a person’s body — the first known instance of such a treatment. The milestone treatment is part of a clinical trial of prime editing, a technique that can alter DNA with more precision than standard CRISPR–Cas9 methods can. In this case, prime editing […] The post Prime Editing Used in a Patient for First Time appeared first on Human Progress.

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