As Gelsinger Case Ends, Gene Therapy Suffers Another Blow

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Five years after 18-year-old Jesse Gelsinger died in a gene therapy experiment, the U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement with the researchers and with their institutions. The department announced last week that the University of Pennsylvania (U. Penn) will pay fines of $517,496, and Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., will pay $514,622. The settlement also restricts the clinical...

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