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    Gene-editing breakthrough found to minimize hearing loss in mice could help humans

    by Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times Dec 20, 2017 3 minutes

    Scientists are one step closer to using CRISPR-Cas9 to cure some types of hearing loss.

    In a paper published Wednesday in Nature, researchers describe how they used the CRISPR-Cas9 complex to alter a faulty gene associated with a form of inherited, progressive hearing loss in the tiny ears of newborn mice.

    Eight weeks after receiving the treatment, the mice were able to hear significantly better than their untreated peers.

    Specifically, the treated mice could hear at the level of a quiet conversation, while the untreated mice could hear

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