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Twist on gene-editing tool may speed studies of gene function – Spectrum

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2018-02-21 NEWS

Spectrum

Twist on gene-editing tool may speed studies of gene function
Spectrum
Researchers have repurposed the gene-editing tool CRISPR to dial down a gene’s activity in select subtypes of neurons in mice. The new technique also allows scientists to quiet the activity of multiple genes at once, giving them the ability to explore

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2018-02-21 NEWS

PharmaTimes

AbbVie, Voyager to develop single gene therapy for Alzheimer’s
PharmaTimes
The collaboration aims to develop a potential one-time treatment using Voyager’s gene therapy platform to reduce tau pathology through the delivery of an AAV vector antibody that encodes the genetic instructions to produce anti-tau antibodies within
AbbVie, Voyager Collaborate for Vectorized AD AntibodiesMD Magazine

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2018-02-21 NEWS

PharmaTimes

AbbVie, Voyager to develop single gene therapy for Alzheimer’s
PharmaTimes
The collaboration aims to develop a potential one-time treatment using Voyager’s gene therapy platform to reduce tau pathology through the delivery of an AAV vector antibody that encodes the genetic instructions to produce anti-tau antibodies within
AbbVie, Voyager Collaborate for Vectorized AD AntibodiesMD Magazine

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2018-02-21 NEWS

NPR

Doctors In China Lead Race To Treat Cancer By Editing Genes
NPR
Deng has advanced cancer of the esophagus, a common form of cancer in China. He went through radiation and chemotherapy. But the cancer kept spreading. So he’s back at the hospital to get an experimental treatment. It involves using cells from his own

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