⚡️ #JUST_IN Biotech company Prime Medicine edits DNA inside the body

🧬 Prime Medicine treated a patient by rewriting genes directly inside the liver for the first time, avoiding traditional lab cell extraction.

Initial trial results are expected in 2027. #CRISPR ⚡ #Genetics ⚡ #Health

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Ancient virus tied to chimpanzee brain differences

Scientists at Lund University discovered that an ancient virus called PTERV1 embedded in chimpanzee DNA, shaping how their brains grew differently from humans. 🧠

Removing this viral insertion in lab tests allowed brain cells to mature fully.

#AncientVirus ⚡ #BrainEvolution ⚡ #Genetics

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