For the first time, researchers have used an innovative, state-of-the-art genome editing technique to prevent deafness in mice. There is hope that, in the future, they will be able to use this method to stop the loss of hearing in humans.
According to data from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, around two to three children in every 1,000 in the United States are born with a hearing impairment in one or both ears, and about 15 percent of adults have hearing problems.
