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New gene editing technique for neurons could boost research in brain diseases – FierceBiotech

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2017-10-19 NEWS

New gene editing technique for neurons could boost research in brain diseases
FierceBiotech
To correct that shortcoming, the Max Planck team combined CRISPR-Cas9 with adeno-associated virus (AAV), a mild viral vector that’s often used for gene delivery. When they delivered the combo to mouse neurons, HDR occurred in an efficient manner, they …

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2017-10-19 NEWS

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Gene circuit switches on inside cancer cells, triggers immune attack
Medical Xpress
“There has been a lot of clinical data recently suggesting that if you can stimulate the immune system in the right way you can get it to recognize cancer,” says Lu, who is head of the Synthetic Biology Group in MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics

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2017-10-19 NEWS

Medical Xpress

Gene circuit switches on inside cancer cells, triggers immune attack
Medical Xpress
“There has been a lot of clinical data recently suggesting that if you can stimulate the immune system in the right way you can get it to recognize cancer,” says Lu, who is head of the Synthetic Biology Group in MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics

and more »