So bone marrow transplant from someone with natural resistance (the same gene as the Chinese CRISPR kids?)?
Wouldn’t this have happened by chance before 6-7 years ago when the first case was reported?
Wouldn’t this have happened by chance before 6-7 years ago when the first case was reported?
They still won't do it if they can avoid it. This an extreme measure, killing off the entire immune system and replacing it. They still need to find a donor who is sufficiently compatible, and then has the right set of genes.
So it just took time for all of the pieces to fall into place.
They are unlikely to do it if the disease can be controlled with an insulin pump, which is far less invasive. Insulin pumps are far from perfect solutions. (Somebody close to me has one and I can observe what a massive pain in the ass it is, among other places.) But surgery like this is going to have to come a long way before it's routine enough to replace a therapy that is aggravating but sufficient.