First Results From Editas CRISPR Eye Therapy Underwhelm Investors
Safety Is Reassuring But Efficacy Unclear
Executive Summary
While rivals Intellia impressed with their first in vivo CRISPR gene-editing data, Editas’s first results in just two patients are not enough to convince investors.
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