Geron’s resurgence might have been short-lived

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Good morning, everyone. Damian here with a look at why some wished-for gene therapies failed to make a splash when they came true and the words of ALS patients in the aftermath of another crushing setback.

Why hemophilia gene therapies haven’t taken off

After four decades and billions of dollars of research, science has finally produced gene therapies for hemophilia, the inherited disorder that stops blood from properly clotting. And yet patients, some of whom eagerly awaited one-time treatments, have been loath to try them.

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