# CRISPR therapy cures first genetic disorder inside the body

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/crispr-therapy-cures-first-genetic-disorder-inside-the-body/
- Published: 2021-07-27T09:00:13-05:00
- Author: dsignbyjw

Photo credit: National Cancer Institute via Unsplash. Article by Kristin Houser. Big Think – July 25, 2021. This article was originally published by our sister site, Freethink. It marks a breakthrough in using gene editing to treat diseases. For the first time, researchers appear to have effectively treated a genetic disorder by directly injecting a CRISPR therapy into patients’ bloodstreams — overcoming one of the biggest hurdles to curing diseases with the gene editing technology. The therapy appears to be astonishingly effective, editing nearly every cell in the liver to stop a disease-causing mutation. […] Click here to view original web page at bigthink.com dsignbyjw Award winning Systems Architect, Director of Technology. Developer, Science Fiction writer, Graphic Novelist and Digital Cinematographer. See Full Bio