Some forms of deafness may be cured with gene therapy, while a bioengineered sponge may stop excessive bleeding for those on blood thinners
SHANGHAI MARY MENDON A YOUNG CHILD RECOGNIZES HER MOTHER’S VOICE, REPEATS HER WORDS. A MOMENT THAT DOCTORS CALL A MIRACLE. IT’S UNBELIEVABLE. INCREDIBLE. I BEYOND DESCRIPTION TODDLERS TURN THEIR HEADS TOWARD SOUND IN STARK CONTRAST TO HOW THE PATIENTS IN THESE VIDEOS ENTERED THE WORLD TO COMPLETE SILENCE. ALL OF THEM WERE BORN DEAF, BUT THEY WERE ALSO BORN IN A TIME WHEN DOCTORS IN A LAB IN BOSTON EXPERIENCED AN INCREDIBLE BREAKTHROUGH. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY WE WILL HAVE A TREATMENT NOT SINCE THE COCHLEAR IMPLANT FIRST USED 60 YEARS AGO, HAS THERE BEEN A SINGLE TREATMENT TO RESTORE HEARING LOSS UNTIL NOW, WE’VE BEEN WORKING, YOU KNOW, WITH A GROUP IN CHINA. SO OF COURSE WE ALWAYS SO NERVOUS. WE WANT TO …