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11-year-old boy born deaf hears for the first time after taking injection

11-year-old boy born deaf hears for the first time after taking injection

A groundbreaking treatment has enabled six deaf children, ranging from ages one to 11, to experience hearing for the first time. The children, all born with a gene mutation hindering the production of a crucial hearing protein, participated in experimental groups in China and the U.S. Scientists administered a version of the gene, known as…

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