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New technique could reveal immunotherapy targets, study finds – Science Daily

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2017-12-22 NEWS

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

New technique could reveal immunotherapy targets, study finds
Science Daily
Antigens are cumbersome to identify but critical to developing cancer immunotherapies, a type of treatment in which the host’s own immune system is trained to seek out and fight harmful or mutated cells. And while cancer vaccines are still largely a
Cancer Antigens Discerned by Seeing Them through Immune Cell EyesGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

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Drug Discovery & Development

Janssen, Legend Biotech Strike Collaboration and License Agreement to Develop Investigational CART Anti-Cancer …
Drug Discovery & Development
Janssen Biotech, a Janssen Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson, announced that it has entered into a worldwide collaboration and license agreement with Legend Biotech USA Inc. and Legend Biotech Ireland Limited (“Legend”), subsidiaries of
Janssen buys into Legend’s CART therapyPharmaTimes
Chinese biotech firm Genscript’s shares jump by a third on US$350m Johnson & Johnson unit tie-upSouth China Morning Post

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Next Big Future

CRISPR Hopes for ALS
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Researchers are testing whether gene editing might be possible treatment avenue for diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Gizmodo reports. While most cases of ALS aren’t familial, a small portion is, and about 20 percent of those familial ALS
CRISPR extends lifespan of Lou Gehrigs disease mice by 25%Next Big Future
First step toward CRISPR cure of Lou Gehrig’s diseaseEurekAlert (press release)
Gene Editing Delays Disease Onset in ALS Model MiceAlzforum
ALS News Today
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