Mammoth Biosciences Developing CRISPR-Based Disease Detection for At-Home, Hospital UseGenomeWebWhat the company is aiming to build is a CRISPR-based platform, initially using Cas12 and Cas13 to look for DNA and RNA in a bid to detect various diseases,… Continue reading
Penn State News |
Cocoa CRISPR: Gene editing shows promise for improving the ‘chocolate tree’
Penn State News UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Use of the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 could help to breed cacao trees that exhibit desirable traits such as enhanced resistance to diseases, according to Penn State plant scientists. The cacao tree, which grows in … |
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Vail’s first patrol dog Henry undergoes stem cell therapy in Gypsum
Vail Daily News On Monday, May 7, Henry added to his legacy, becoming the third dog to receive stem cell therapy from Gypsum Animal Hospital. “It is an extremely safe, effective, natural, FDA-approved therapy,” said Stephen Sheldon, DVM, of Gypsum Animal Hospital … |
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What’s next for CAR–T cell therapy at Penn
Philadelphia Business Journal Last week, Novartis received its second approval for Kymriah, a CAR–T cell therapy developed by researchers at Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The therapy, which involves bioengineering a patient’s own cells to boost their … |
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Crowdfunding Exaggerates Efficacy of Unproven Stem Cell Tx
Monthly Prescribing Reference HealthDay News — Crowdfunding campaigns for unproven stem cell-based interventions tend to exaggerate the efficacy and underemphasize the risks, according to a research letter published in the May 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical … Study: Crowdfunding campaigns for stem cell treatments ‘potentially misleading’Becker’s Hospital Review |
The Daily Dot |
Secretive startup will use gene therapy to reverse aging in dogs—and humans are next
The Daily Dot Advances in gene therapy are bringing us closer to immortality, and now one of the world’s most influential scientists is on the job. Renowned geneticist George Church, who pioneered the use of CRISPR to edit the genes of human cells, wants to reverse … |