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'Epigenetic' editing is here: gene-tagging technique banishes hepatitis B virus

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Nature, Published online: 21 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02981-9Technique uses chemical tags to shut down viral DNA lurking in host’s genome.

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A new experimental therapy for hepatitis B is trying to do something different from existing treatments: not only to keep the virus under control, but to "definitely shut down its functioning mechanism in liver cells. Therapy has entered human testing.

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Nature broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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