@cleoabram: This is the first baby cured with a custom DNA fix! The tool is called CRISPR. To use it, scientists use a protein, directed by molecules that act like GPS coordinates, to search through a cell’s DNA until it finds a match... then makes a cut... so they can stick in new DNA. It’s basically a text editor for genes! This baby had one tiny error in its DNA causing a life-threatening disorder called CPS1 deficiency. So they fixed that one error out of 3 billion DNA pairs. This is truly huge. This same tech is saving other lives too - like giving more standardized edits to people with sickle cell disease. 

If you want to know more, we just published our newest Huge Conversations with… drumroll please… a scientist who won the Nobel Prize for discovering CRISPR, Dr. Jennifer Doudna! It was an honor to speak with her, and the conversation (and potential of CRISPR) truly blew my mind. Link in bio. For more optimistic science and tech stories, follow along. #science #tech #animation #stemeducation #CRISPR #baby

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