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Potential drug targets for ALS revealed in study using CRISPR – Science Daily

Top US students win scholarships at Imperial – Imperial College London

Imperial College LondonTop US students win scholarships at ImperialImperial College LondonImperial is very much a leader in the field of synthetic biology, which kind of lies at the intersection of biochemistry, molecular biology and biological enginee… Continue reading

Drug-producing bacteria possible with synthetic biology breakthrough – Science Codex

Drug-producing bacteria possible with synthetic biology breakthroughScience CodexBacteria could be programmed to efficiently produce drugs, thanks to breakthrough research into synthetic biology using engineering principles, from the University of Warw… Continue reading

New gene therapy corrects a form of inherited macular degeneration … – Science Daily

Science DailyNew gene therapy corrects a form of inherited macular degeneration …Science DailyResearchers have developed a gene therapy that successfully treats a form of macular degeneration in a canine model. The work sets the stage for translating… Continue reading

City of Hope Lands $6M Grant for Studying Stem Cell Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease – Los Angeles Business Journal

City of Hope Lands $6M Grant for Studying Stem Cell Treatment for Sickle Cell DiseaseLos Angeles Business JournalA state agency that manages voter-approved stem cell research grants has awarded nearly $6 million to City of Hope for a clinical trial to … Continue reading

New gene therapy corrects a form of inherited macular degeneration in canine model – Medical Xpress

Medical XpressNew gene therapy corrects a form of inherited macular degeneration in canine modelMedical XpressA view of the eye of a dog affected by the canine equivalent of Best disease before (left) and 5 years after (right) the gene therapy undersco… Continue reading

New gene therapy corrects a form of inherited macular degeneration in canine model – EurekAlert (press release)

EurekAlert (press release)New gene therapy corrects a form of inherited macular degeneration in canine modelEurekAlert (press release)Based on success treating other blinding diseases, the group has been developing a gene therapy to treat this conditio… Continue reading