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🚀 InnovationScientists Engineer Immune 'Bodyguards' for Diabetes Cure
Researchers are combining lab-grown insulin cells with engineered immune protectors that could cure type 1 diabetes without harsh medications. The $1 million project tackles both the disease and the problem of transplant rejection in one innovative approach.
🚀 InnovationMississippi Mom Victoria Gray: First Person Cured by Nobel-Winning CRISPR Gene Therapy
Victoria Gray from Mississippi became the first person in the world to receive life-changing CRISPR gene therapy for sickle cell disease in 2019, transforming her from a mother who spent her children's birthdays in the hospital to a woman freed from decades of unbearable pain. The revolutionary treatment, discovered at UC Berkeley, earned its creators a Nobel Prize and is now bringing hope to 8 million people worldwide living with the genetic disorder.