New prime editing approach could create one-size-fits-many therapies
全新碱基编辑策略或将催生“多病同治”的通用疗法

Researchers led by Broad Institute gene editing star David Liu have come up with a new use for prime editing that can tackle a bucket of diseases with the same root cause, which they say opens up a more straightforward path to address dozens or even hundreds of genetic diseases.
由布罗德研究所的基因编辑明星刘如谦领衔的研究团队，为“引导编辑”(prime editing)找到了一种新用途，能够用同一种方法解决具有相同根因的一类疾病。他们表示，这为处理数十乃至数百种遗传病开辟了一条更为直接的路径。