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Adipose-derived stem cell transplantation shows promise for keratoconus – Healio

Adipose-derived stem cell transplantation shows promise for keratoconusHealioA phase 1 study showed the safety of autologous adipose-derived adult stem cell transplantation in the corneal stroma, including the ability of the cells to survive in vivo an… Continue reading

First US-based group to edit human embryos brings practice closer to clinic – Science Magazine

Science MagazineFirst US-based group to edit human embryos brings practice closer to clinicScience MagazineThe ethical and practical debates over using the DNA-editing method CRISPR to alter human embryos just got less hypothetical. A week after the ne… Continue reading

Patent approved for CRISPR use in T-cells in Europe – UPI.com

UPI.comPatent approved for CRISPR use in T-cells in EuropeUPI.comThe European Patent Office issued a patent today to the biopharmaceutical company Cellectis for the invention of using RNA-guided endonucleases, such as Cas9 or Cpf1 for the genetic engin… Continue reading

Patent approved for CRISPR use in T-cells in Europe – UPI.com

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Patent approved for CRISPR use in T-cells in Europe UPI.com Dr. André Choulika, chairman and CEO at Cellectis, said his company plans to use the method of using RNA-guided endonucleases like Cas9 or Cpf1 for the genetic engineering of T-cells in research. CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short …

Man’s best mend — Gene therapy reverses muscular dystrophy symptoms in dogs Digital Trends Their solution involves using gene therapy to restore muscle strength and stabilize clinical symptoms. This is achieved by way of a shortened version of the dystrophin gene, containing just 4,000 base pairs, which is combined with a viral vector and … and more »

TechCrunch

US scientists have corrected a genetic heart mutation in embryos using CRISPR TechCrunch Speculation swirled after reports came out last week that a group of U.S. scientists had CRISPR‘d human embryos for the first time. The results of that initial study have now been released and the findings are quite astonishing. Shoukhrat Mitalipov and … First US Crispr-Edited Embryos Suggest Superbabies Won’t Come EasyWIRED Scientists edit disease-causing gene mutation in human embryosCNN Details Published on CRISPR-treated EmbryosThe Scientist Nature.com –Science News Magazine –New Scientist all 93 news articles »

TechCrunch

US scientists have corrected a genetic heart mutation in embryos using CRISPR TechCrunch Speculation swirled after reports came out last week that a group of U.S. scientists had CRISPR‘d human embryos for the first time. The results of that initial study have now been released and the findings are quite astonishing. Shoukhrat Mitalipov and … Better babies through CrisprBulletin of the Atomic Scientists Scientists successfully used CRISPR to fix a mutation that causes disease. This is huge.Vox CRISPR corrects mutation in human embryosChemical & Engineering News The Scientist –STAT –MIT Technology Review –Oregon Health & Science University all 446 news articles »

WIRED

First US Crispr-Edited Embryos Suggest Superbabies Won’t Come Easy WIRED Last week, when a British reporter broke the news that American scientists had used Crispr to edit the first human embryos on US soil, he wasted no time in cutting to the big, juicy, highly controversial chase. “One Giant Step For Designer Babies” ran … US scientists have corrected a genetic heart mutation in embryos using CRISPRTechCrunch First Human Embryos ‘Edited’ in US—Get the FactsNational Geographic US Scientists Use CRISPR to Fix Genetic Disease in Human Embryos For the First TimeTIME CNN –Nature.com –The Scientist all 83 news articles »