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CRISPR Edits Genome of Human Embryos – Alzforum

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2017-08-04 NEWS

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CRISPR Edits Genome of Human Embryos
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Scientists have used the CRISPR-Cas9 precision gene-editing system to snip a disease-causing mutation right out of viable human embryos. They did so without accidentally cutting DNA elsewhere, or inducing a heretofore common problem with editing …
Following gene editing milestone, bioethics professor ventures into CRISPR minefieldMedCity News
11 Organizations Urge Caution, Not Ban, on CRISPR Germline Genome EditingGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (press release)
What is CRISPR-Cas9, how does gene editing work, who discovered the technique and could it mean we live longer?The Sun
Science News Magazine –New York Times –Technology Networks
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2017-08-04 NEWS

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Wakelee Shares Latest on Immunotherapy, EGFR Inhibitors in Lung Cancer
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The scope of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been progressively transforming every few months, with regulatory decisions and emerging regimens making their way through the pipeline, most recently with EGFR inhibitors and immunotherapy agents …

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2017-08-04 NEWS

OncLive

Wakelee Shares Latest on Immunotherapy, EGFR Inhibitors in Lung Cancer
OncLive
The scope of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been progressively transforming every few months, with regulatory decisions and emerging regimens making their way through the pipeline, most recently with EGFR inhibitors and immunotherapy agents …

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2017-08-04 NEWS

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

We’ve got to talk: The militarization of biotechnology
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
A path toward addressing these concerns has already been established by the synthetic biology community—especially in terms of its preemptive engagement with the security concerns that scientists entertain. However, even in this arena there has been a …

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MedCity News

Following gene editing milestone, bioethics professor ventures into CRISPR minefield
MedCity News
Researchers in the U.S. and South Korea have shown that gene editing can correct a genetic disorder in an embryo. Using CRISPR-Cas9, they repaired mutated MYBPC3 genes, which can cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). People with HCM are at …
CRISPR Edits Genome of Human EmbryosAlzforum
11 Organizations Urge Caution, Not Ban, on CRISPR Germline Genome EditingGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (press release)
CRISPR Gene-Editing Technology Removes Heart Disease Mutation From EmbryosMedical Daily
The Sun –Science News Magazine –Genetic Literacy Project
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2017-08-04 NEWS

MedCity News

Following gene editing milestone, bioethics professor ventures into CRISPR minefield
MedCity News
Researchers in the U.S. and South Korea have shown that gene editing can correct a genetic disorder in an embryo. Using CRISPR-Cas9, they repaired mutated MYBPC3 genes, which can cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). People with HCM are at …
CRISPR Edits Genome of Human EmbryosAlzforum
11 Organizations Urge Caution, Not Ban, on CRISPR Germline Genome EditingGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (press release)
CRISPR Gene-Editing Technology Removes Heart Disease Mutation From EmbryosMedical Daily
The Sun –Science News Magazine –Genetic Literacy Project
all 71 news articles »