This was a key takeaway from the presentation by renowned physician and innovator, Professor James Levine at the 2025 National Press Foundation(NPF) Rare Diseases Reporting Fellowship.

Professor Levine, President of Fondation Ipsen, an international science foundation focused on rare disease innovation, addressed 62 journalist fellows from 29 countries across five continents.

The scientists, Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Kiran Musunuru, with the Innovative Genomics Institute, pioneered the CRISPR gene-editing therapy—a method for making precise changes to DNA—that enabled targeted correction of KJ’s DNA.

Goronyo gave the advice while speaking at an award ceremony tagged Caliphate Icons Award, organised by Amazing Flame Concept, a Sokoto-based organisation dedicated to celebrating excellence, integrity and selfless service.

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Leadership and members of the Sokoto Advancement Forum (SAF) converged inside the multiple-purpose hall of Ali Umaru Shinkafi Polytechnic, Sokoto, the state capital to chart a collective pathway toward advancing the state’s socioeconomic development, social reorientation and public welfare.

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Celebrated as one of Nigeria’s top wildlife conservation centres and a top destination for ecotourism in Lagos, the Lekki Conservation Centre sits at the heart of the city. Spanning 78 hectares of lush forest reserve and wetland on the Lekki Peninsula—equivalent to roughly 100 football fields—it was created to champion ecotourism.