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A Young Mississippi Woman's Journey Through A Pioneering Gene-Editing Experiment

Victoria Gray, who has sickle cell disease, volunteered for one of the most anticipated medical experiments in decades: the first attempt to use the gene-editing technique CRISPR to treat a genetic disorder in the United States. (Meredith Rizzo/NPR)
Victoria Gray, who has sickle cell disease, volunteered for one of the most anticipated medical experiments in decades: the first attempt to use the gene-editing technique CRISPR to treat a genetic disorder in the United States. (Meredith Rizzo/NPR)

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