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Outdated law makes gene-editing using CRISPR illegal in Canada – Digital Journal

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2017-11-23 NEWS

Digital Journal

Outdated law makes gene-editing using CRISPR illegal in Canada
Digital Journal
Toronto – Canada is among the few countries in the world where working with the CRISPR gene-editing system is illegal under the Assisted Human Reproduction Act (AHRA). Not only is it illegal, but doing so could land you behind bars.
You’ve Heard All About CRISPR Gene Editing—Here’s How It WorksSingularity Hub
Watch CRISPR Edit DNA in Real TimeEdgy Labs (blog)
CRISPR Caught In The ActAsian Scientist Magazine
Technology Networks –Genetic Literacy Project –Live Science –SEC.gov
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2017-11-22 NEWS

Seattle Children’s Launches 2-Pronged CAR T-Cell Therapy Trial in Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Immuno-Oncology News
Seattle Children’s Hospital has launched a new clinical trial, PLAT-05 (NCT03330691), and is currently recruiting participants to test a new CAR T-cell immunotherapy targeting two proteins expressed on cancer cells of certain patients with relapsed or …