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	Podcast:		Short Wave
	Episode:		A Revolutionary Experiment To Edit Human Genes
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:12:32
	Publish Date:		2019-11-04 09:00:44
	Description:		Victoria Gray has sickle cell disease, a painful and debilitating genetic condition that affects millions of people around the world. But an experimental gene-editing technique known as CRISPR could help her — and, if it does, change the way many genetic diseases are treated. Correspondent Rob Stein tells her story, an NPR-exclusive, and explains the science behind her treatment. Follow host Maddie Sofia on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.
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