Gene Editing Restored Hearing in Adult Mice with Inherited Deafness
Researchers successfully restored hearing in adult mice with inherited hearing loss by using gene editing to shut down a damaged copy of the MIR96 gene.
Researchers successfully restored hearing in adult mice with inherited hearing loss by using gene editing to shut down a damaged copy of the MIR96 gene.
St Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have used genetic manipulation to regenerate auditory hair cells in adult mice, the hospital announced. The research marks a possible advance in treatment of hearing loss in humans.