The fda issued its first approval of a crispr gene editing therapy – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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The FDA issued its first approval of a CRISPR gene-editing therapy.

The US Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of two gene-based therapies for sickle cell disease, one of which uses the genome editing technology CRISPR. It’s a big milestone, but access to the therapies for now will still be very limited and expensive, the New York Times explains.

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