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First Therapeutic Uses: Blood and Eye Diseases

The most plausible first therapeutic uses of CRISPR are blood disorders like sickle cell anemia and thalassemias, and eye diseases—the eye being attractive because it is a relatively isolated tissue treatable by localized viral delivery or direct injection.

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Jennifer Doudna

Evidence Quote

the eye is uh sort of an interesting tissue from the perspective of of treatment because it's a relatively isolated area

Source

106 - Humanity 2.0Making Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 1:51:37 AM

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