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Gene therapy may help reverse blindness – The Tribune

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2017-10-03 NEWS

The Tribune

Gene therapy may help reverse blindness
The Tribune
Researchers have shown that gene therapy might help reverse blindness by reprogramming cells at the back of the eye to become light sensitive. Retinitis pigmentosa — the most common cause of blindness in young people — occurs mostly due to loss of …
Oxford study says blindness could be restored using gene therapyIndia Today
Gene therapy may help reverse blindness: studyBusiness Standard

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2017-10-03 NEWS

The Tribune

Gene therapy may help reverse blindness
The Tribune
Researchers have shown that gene therapy might help reverse blindness by reprogramming cells at the back of the eye to become light sensitive. Retinitis pigmentosa — the most common cause of blindness in young people — occurs mostly due to loss of …
Oxford study says blindness could be restored using gene therapyIndia Today
Gene therapy may help reverse blindness: studyBusiness Standard

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2017-10-03 NEWS

Futurism

Scientists Establish New Nonviral Method for CRISPR Using Gold …
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CRISPR’s method of delivery has been raised as one limitation of the otherwise revolutionary technology. Now, a team of scientists has successfully tested a …
CRISPR-Gold fixes Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutation in mice …UC Berkeley
Gold nanoparticle used to replace virus in new CRISPR approachPhys.Org
CRISPR/Cas9 Disrupts Glaucoma Gene, Takes Pressure off Eyes in Disease ModelsGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (blog)
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UC Berkeley

CRISPR-Gold fixes Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutation in mice
UC Berkeley
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have engineered a new way to deliver CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology inside cells and have demonstrated in mice that the technology can repair the mutation that causes Duchenne muscular …
Scientists Establish New Nonviral Method for CRISPR Using Gold NanoparticlesFuturism
CRISPR/Cas9 Disrupts Glaucoma Gene, Takes Pressure off Eyes in Disease ModelsGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (blog)
Gold nanoparticle used to replace virus in new CRISPR approachPhys.Org

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Boston Business Journal

​After bidding war, Cambridge gene therapy firm Dimension accepts $151M buyout
Boston Business Journal
After weighing buyout offers from two out-of-state biotechs, Cambridge gene therapy firm Dimension Therapeutics said Tuesday that it has accepted the superior proposal — a $151 million deal that will allow the company to maintain a local presence.
Shoving Regenxbio aside, Ultragenyx’s Emil Kakkis closes Dimension buyout deal with 400% premiumEndpoints News
In RARE news, Dimension dumps Regenxbio for better offerBioPharma Dive
Ultragenyx to Acquire Dimension TherapeuticsP&T Community

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2017-10-03 NEWS

UK’s Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult Partners with Japan
BioPharm International
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult), a UK center of excellence for building up the cell and gene therapy sector in the UK, announced on Oct. 3, 2017 that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Forum for Innovative …

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