Last week,researchers in the United States reported curing nine adults with sickle cell disease.
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After months of debate, the French Cabinet took on the proposal despite past declarations of support from Jospin for the technology's potential benefits in treating and curingdisease.
President Obama is expected to loosen the restrictions, which many researchers and advocates have complained severely set back work toward curingdisease such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and diabetes.
These private foundations are required by law to give away 5% of their assets each year to support charitable causes, like feeding the hungry, protecting the environment and curingdisease.