SALT LAKE CITY — A world-renowned heart surgeon who saved countless lives throughout his remarkable career, Russell M. Nelson knew “the real power to heal is a gift from God.” The medical pioneer and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died Saturday shortly after 10 p.m. at his home in Salt Lake City at age 101, …
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On Thanksgiving Day 1998, a geneticist called Donavon Decker and told him the lab had identified the gene that was causing his and his sisters’ muscles to slowly deteriorate. By the way, the geneticist added, this might be a good candidate for gene therapy. Decker called back every month until April, when the researcher finally put him in touch with …
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George Church A paper coauthored by geneticist George Church has been retracted following an internal review at a university where several coauthors are based. The article appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2022. The work supports an anti-aging gene therapy developed by BioViva, a company for which Church serves as an adviser. The paper’s authors …
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