STAT October 22, 2024
Elaine Chen

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  • In an effort to reduce spending, Editas Medicine said it plans to seek a partner to continue the development of its CRISPR-based treatment for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. The company is shifting focus to an experimental treatment, still in animal testing, that performs the CRISPR editing inside the body.

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