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The treatment is designed to insert two missing DNA letters into the blood cells of people with one form of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), which leaves patients susceptible to life-threatening infections and debilitating inflammatory disorders.—Jason Mast, STAT, 3 Mar. 2026 There is still a lot of work to be done before this method can be widely adopted in hospitals, but in the future, the researchers hope to apply the same approach for measuring different factors that affect blood cells or protein levels in blood.—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026 Space travel has also been found to accelerate bone density loss and the destruction of blood cells, put pressure on the eyes that can cause vision problems, and lead to deterioration of muscle strength.—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 21 Jan. 2026 Because that inflammation can impact the skin, joints, heart, lung, kidneys, circulating blood cells and brain, people with lupus may experience a wide range of symptoms.—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blood cell