Safer CRISPR? Cas13 version edits RNA, not DNA – Genetic Literacy Project
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Safer CRISPR? Cas13 version edits RNA, not DNA
Genetic Literacy Project In a paper published in Science, researchers described an entirely new CRISPR-based gene editing tool that targets RNA, DNA’s sister, allowing for transient changes to genetic material. In Nature, scientists described how a more refined type of CRISPR … Viewpoint: European anti-tech groups threaten to derail CRISPR gene editing in agricultureGrain Central (blog) |
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Collaboration to Develop Gene Therapies Delivery
Labmate Online A research collaboration is to assess the effectiveness of developing gene therapies using Avacta Group’s Affimer technology combined with FIT Biotech Oy’s gtGTU® platform. The very small, simply structured Affirmer proteins have ideal potential for … |
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CAR T-Cell Therapy Is Making Untreatable Cancer Treatable
Daily Beast Straddling this balance is chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy: a revolutionary cancer treatment where doctors take a patient’s own T-cells (which play a significant role in the body’s cell-mediated immune response), genetically reengineer … Mayo Clinic to Offer CAR T-Cell Therapy for Relapsed Non-Hodgkin LymphomaNewswise (press release) |
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CAR T-Cell Therapy Is Making Untreatable Cancer Treatable
Daily Beast Straddling this balance is chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy: a revolutionary cancer treatment where doctors take a patient’s own T-cells (which play a significant role in the body’s cell-mediated immune response), genetically reengineer … Mayo Clinic to Offer CAR T-Cell Therapy for Relapsed Non-Hodgkin LymphomaNewswise (press release) |