Comment on First-In-Human Trial Of CRISPR Gene-Editing Therapy Safely Lowered Cholesterol, Triglycerides
ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 3 days agoFirst-in-human just means it’s the first time that specific therapy is being tested on humans instead of animals (e.g. mice, dogs, monkeys), and the primary objective of the trial is to test that it’s safe for use in humans. It doesn’t refer to the concept of gene editing or lowering cholesterol.
pound_heap@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
From the referenced article
ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 3 days ago
What is the point of your comment?