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Five Deaf Children Have Hearing Restored by AAV-Based Gene Therapy (www.genengnews.com)
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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

African American vernacular based gene therapy?

[–] Other@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They used an adeno-associated virus (AAV) to introduce the gene. That probably shouldn't have been abbreviated in the headline though. Anyway, this news makes me really happy!

[–] homesnatch@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

No, AAV, Assault Amphibious Vehicle..