Daily briefing: Trial to ‘de-age’ cells treats first person

You have full access to this article via your institution. Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here . Scientists are attempting to rejuvenate cells in the optic nerve (nerve fibres in red), which channels information from the retina to the brain. Credit: Thomas Deerinck, NCMIR/Science Photo Library The first person has been treated in a highly anticipated gene-therapy trial that aims to coax aged cells to take on a younger identity. …