Scientists Have Edited a Gene That May Reduce High Cholesterol Permanently
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Scientists have successfully edited a gene that may permanently reduce high cholesterol, with the discussion focusing on the need for a deeper understanding of the gene editing mechanism and its long-term effects.
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about 2 months ago
I'd love a more mechanistic description of how the gene works at the macro scale. It's doing an edit, fine. How does it get specificity to the liver cells managing homeostatis for hdl and ldl, and how does it get inserted or taken up and how long does the modified state persist and why does it persist or age out...
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