US Scientists Try 1st Gene Editing in the Body (apnews.com)

Marilynn Marchione, reporting for Associated Press: Scientists for the first time have tried editing a gene inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person's DNA to cure a disease. The experiment was done Monday in California on 44-year-old Brian Madeux. Through an IV, he received billions of copies of a corrective gene and a genetic tool to cut his DNA in a precise spot. "It's kind of humbling" to be the first to test this, said Madeux, who has a metabolic disease called Hunter syndrome. "I'm willing to take that risk. Hopefully it will help me and other people." Signs of whether it's working may come in a month; tests will show for sure in three months.

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A walking GMO

[franblets]

Will he have to be banned from places that don't allow GMO's? Oh wait... every time the wind blows a plant makes a GMO. Methinks all the crap about GMO is poorly understood.