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For the first time, it seems plausible that progeria—a rare disease of rapid, brutal aging—could be cured. Dhruv Khullar reports on a new gene-editing treatment and spends time with a twenty-two-year-old living with the disease. Plus:

Home is wherever I’m a millennial with you

Michael Clune’s new novel of the pre-screen era

The subversive humor of Adam Friedland’s talk show

At twenty-two, Kaylee Halko has already lived longer than most people with progeria. Photographs by Logan White for The New Yorker

How an Ultra-Rare Disease Accelerates Aging

Teen-agers with progeria have effectively aged eight or nine de

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