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Published online 3 April 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050328-13
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Genetic patch treats 'bubble-boy' disease
Targeting sequences may prove key to successful gene medicine.
A technique that can correct the genetic errors behind human disease has recently been demonstrated by US scientists. If the method proves to be reliable, it could be used to make astonishingly specific repairs anywhere in the genome.
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