NIH Commits $190M to Somatic Gene Editing Tools/Tech Research

The NIH said it plans to award approximately $190 million over six years to researchers, starting this year, toward developing tools and technologies designed to enable safe and effective genome editing in humans.“Genome editing technologies such as CRISPR/Cas9 are revolutionizing biomedical research. The focus of the Somatic Cell Genome Editing program is to dramatically accelerate the translation of these technologies to the clinic for treatment of as many genetic diseases as possible,&r