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Vertex Steps Into Gene Editing With CRISPR Tx Collab and a $105 million commitment

All eyes were on Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) Monday morning, but another ‘V’ name deserves credit for enabling some real science. Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) on Monday climbed aboard the gene editing bandwagon with a $105 million commitment to CRISPR Therapeutics, one of a few recent startups...

27.10.2015 admin News No Comment

CRISPR Brings Precise Control to Gene Expression

Controlling genes using CRISPR shows high degree of specificity By Ken Kingery Researchers have demonstrated the exceptional specificity of a new way to switch sequences of the human genome on or off without editing the underlying genetic code. Originally discovered as an antiviral system in...

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First Gene-Edited Dogs Reported in China

WHY IT MATTERS Genetic engineering of animals will open up remarkable possibilities in medicine and agriculture but also could lead to new ethical dilemmas. Beagles named Hercules, at left, and Tiangou are the world’s first gene-edited dogs. Man’s best friend is now his newest genetic...

25.10.2015 admin News No Comment

CRISPR genome editing is a Great Medicine Tool of the Future

Plants, animals and humans have all suffered from faulty DNA since the dawn of time. This “faulty” DNA is the main cause of many different diseases and conditions, such as cancer, premature death and sickness in general. However, specific parts of DNA are very favorable....

24.09.2015 admin News No Comment

CRISPR Investment: A Great Opportunity And Perspective For All Developers And Investors

Why invest in CRISPR? The rapid growth of the bioscience industry has presented savvy investors with many opportunities to make a lot of money in recent years, and that should only continue as new technologies with the power to reshape that industry continue to be...

23.09.2015 admin crispr No Comment

United Kingdom scientists ask to use CRISPR on human embryos

A team of stem cell researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London has applied for approval from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, or HFEA, a national regulatory body, to genetically modify human embryos. According to the scientists, this is to better understand what...

23.09.2015 admin News No Comment

UK researchers plan to genetically modify human embryos

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have applied to Britain’s regulators to use new “genome editing” techniques on human embryos, according to a statement released Friday by the institute. Genome editing techniques on human embryos are still seen as “forbidden fruit” in many countries. Once...

18.09.2015 admin crispr No Comment

Using CRISPR gene editing to shut down mosquitoes as disease carriers

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Mosquitoes are a key contributor to the spread of potentially deadly diseases such as dengue and malaria, as they harbor parasites and viruses that are spread when mosquitoes bite...

05.09.2015 admin crispr No Comment

Batu Biologics Utilizes CRISPR to Modify T Cells

Batu Biologics, an immuno-oncology company, has recently filed intellectual property and initiated discovery research on a new method of augmenting an anti-tumor immune response through ex vivo manipulation of the patient’s T cells. “Batu Biologics plans to utilize this groundbreaking technology to support our efforts...

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How CRISPR Will Revolutionize Medicine

Over the last couple of decades, biologists have honed their tools for deleting, replacing or otherwise editing DNA. Now, a strategy called CRISPR (short for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) has quickly become one of the most popular ways to do genome engineering. Utilizing...

20.08.2015 admin News No Comment

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