How scientists made the discoveries behind a gamechanging gene therapy for sickle cell disease and won a $3million Breakthrough Prize - Peer2Peer

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How scientists made the discoveries behind a gamechanging gene therapy for sickle cell disease and won a $3million Breakthrough Prize

May 05, 2026

Stuart Orkin and Swee Lay Thein shared a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their research on genetic causes of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia that set the stage for approved gene therapies. The treatments are not accessible to everyone, though

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-scientists-made-the-discoveries-behind-a-game-changing-gene-therapy-for-sickle-cell-disease-and-won-a-3-million-breakthrough-prize/

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