Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Anemia
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December 13, 2007
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Download video directlyWorking with anemic mice, scientists at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have corrected a genetic mutation in reprogrammed skin cells and then returned the "fixed" cells to the mice in successful treatment of sickle cell anemia. In this videocast, you can hear about this proof-of-concept experiment, published on December 6, 2007 in the research journal Science.
