A new gene therapy is giving people born deaf the chance to hear, often within just weeks. In a small but groundbreaking study, researchers delivered a working copy of a key hearing gene directly into the inner ear using a single injection. All ten patients, ranging from young children to adults, experienced improved hearing, with some showing rapid gains in just one month.
They did qualify it with the adjective “small” and quantified it by stating there were 10 patients. I mean, it doesn’t look to me like they are trying to make grand claims unsupported by their work.
No doubt, just wanted to put that sensationalized headline into context.
They did qualify it with the adjective “small” and quantified it by stating there were 10 patients. I mean, it doesn’t look to me like they are trying to make grand claims unsupported by their work.