NasdaqGene therapy biotech Homology Medicines files for a $100 million IPONasdaqHomology Medicines, a preclinical biotech developing a gene therapy delivery platform for rare diseases, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $100 million in an init… Continue reading
Science MagazineTop stories: Caterpillar wrestling, next-generation CRISPR, and the troubled James Webb Space TelescopeScience MagazineResearchers have published what may be the largest family tree ever: a genealogy database stretching back 5 centuries… Continue reading
OncLiveSpigel Reflects on Recent Immunotherapy Success in Stage III NSCLCOncLiveIt is estimated that one-quarter of patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) will present with stage III disease at diagnosis, but the population rarely receives at… Continue reading
New York Times |
Finding Art in the Gut, and Other Unexpected Places
New York Times You’ve also had an artist collaborate with a scientist working at the Science Center. This winter, we paired a scientist researching taste receptors and how humans perceive bitter tastes with an artist in residence who makes artwork related to … |
Chron.com |
Ethicists call for lawsuits to stop for-profit stem cell therapy – Houston Chronicle
Chron.com In it, the authors draw a comparison between nine recent suits concerning stem cell treatment that didn’t work or caused harm and previous public health litigation, which generated media attention and encouraged other parties who were harmed to file … |
Phys.Org |
Evolving a more versatile CRISPR-Cas9
Phys.Org SpCas9 crystal structure. Highlighted are the sgRNA (red), DNA strands (dark and light blue), and xCas9 mutations (orange, green, and magenta). Credit : Courtesy of the Liu lab. For all of Cas9’s potential in research and therapeutics, it—as well as … CRISPR enzyme can also cleave RNA, finds studyNews-Medical.net New Enzyme Makes CRISPR More PowerfulThe Scientist Broad Researchers Develop More Widely Compatible Cas9 VariantGenomeWeb |