@newyorker: Progeria is a disease of rapid, brutal aging that is thought to afflict fewer than one in every four million babies. By the time children with progeria enter their teen-age years, their bodies have effectively aged eight or nine decades. They have a distinctive appearance: small, wizened, and bald, with wrinkled skin, rigid arteries, stiff joints, and weak bones. Many die of heart attacks before their 15th birthday—but for the first time, it seems plausible that the disease could be cured. At the link in our bio, Dhruv Khullar reports on a gene-editing treatment and spends time with Kaylee Halko (@Kaylee Halko), a 22-year-old living with the condition. #Science #genetics #progeria

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