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Friday, 6 November 2015

British baby given genetically-edited immune cells to beat cancer in world first

British baby given genetically-edited immune cells to beat cancer in world first A British baby has become the first in the world to receive genetically modified immune cells from a donor and is now cancer free. The Daily Telegraph

See also:
  • 'Designer cells' reverse baby's cancer BBC News
  • VIDEO: 'Miracle' genetic therapy saves baby BBC News
  • World first as baby girl battling leukaemia is saved by 'miracle' treatment: Genetically-modified cells which 'hunt out and kill the disease The Daily Mail
  • Layla Richards: One-year-old girl becomes world's first person to receive therapy to cure incurable cancer The Independent
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