Professor Nigel McMillan, who is now based at the Menzies Health Institute in Queensland, says it is the first cure for any cancer using the gene-editing technology. A professor who was born and raised in Timaru has made a major breakthrough in the battle against cancer by using gene-editing technology to eliminate cervical cancer in mice. Professor Nigel McMillan, who is now based at the Menzies Health Institute in Queensland, said it is the first cure for any cancer using the technology. We're using technology called gene editing or CRISPR. SUPPLIED Professor Nigel McMillan, right, and his colleague Dr Luqman Jubair have been developing a way to edit the genes of cervical cancer cells to eradicate them.

Source: Stuff October 10, 2019 01:52 UTC