through and the sort of vitality for life that she s brought to every situation, it s astounding. it s really is amazing. and you re the first person in the world to have this treatment. how does that feel? it s amazing that i ve been able to have this opportunity. i m very thankful for it, because this has given me another chance. and also it s going to help other children as well in the future. so look at all these beads. every one of these beads represents a procedure alyssa has undergone, including two bone marrow transplants, since she was diagnosed with t cell leukaemia a collection she s hoping to put away for good. one more, when you re having your line out, mummy doesn t want any more surgery. fergus walsh, bbc news.
called base editing. in the lab, three precise changes were made to the cells dna, and they were then armed to fight her cancer. base editing is part of a genetic revolution which is transforming our understanding of human biology. it is an incredibly precise tool with huge potential to treat, and possibly cure, a range of diseases, especially disorders of the blood. ten children with t cell leukaemia will have the treatment as part of a clinical trial. there is enormous amounts of innovation going on in terms of how we can use these new tools to manipulate and change bits of dna, and our application is to cure diseases and i think there is enormous potential to do that across the board. # home grown alligator, see you later, # gonna hit the road. # alyssa is still receiving drugs to help herfight
safety, even if you are hearing about an agreed corridor if you think back to the pictures of families fleeing, they are going to be taking those they heavy grain of salt, you are not going to take a risk with your child s life unless a safety is absolutely guaranteed. tell me about the situation where you are. i understand you visited a children s hospital yesterday lviv is one of the safer parts of the country. is one of the safer parts of the count . ., ., country. behind me we have a playground- country. behind me we have a playground- we country. behind me we have a playground. we have - country. behind me we have a playground. we have had i country. behind me we have a i playground. we have had sirens country. behind me we have a - playground. we have had sirens every day. just this morning we were back down there. even for kids who are otherwise unaffected did by the city it is a struggle. yesterday i ve met with a little boy who was eight years old and he has t cell leuka