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Modern FarmerCRISPR Ahead: USDA Says It Will Not Regulate Genome-Edited CropsModern FarmerThe USDA issued a release this past week stating that the agency does not have any plans to regulate plants that have been genome-edited. This might sound confusi… Continue reading
The GuardianGene therapy may help astronauts going to Mars resist deadly radiationThe GuardianPart of the plan is to make some human cells radioresistant. Scientists want astronauts to have personalized drugs tailor-made for their own bodies. To do thi… Continue reading
The GuardianGene therapy may help astronauts going to Mars resist deadly radiationThe GuardianPart of the plan is to make some human cells radioresistant. Scientists want astronauts to have personalized drugs tailor-made for their own bodies. To do thi… Continue reading
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Gene therapy for common blood disorders
Next Big Future “Our new approach can be seen as a forerunner to ‘organic gene therapy‘ for a range of common inherited blood disorders including beta thalassaemia and sickle cell anaemia,” says Professor Crossley, who is also UNSW Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic. “It … |