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Does the world really need a journal of CRISPR? – STAT

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Does the world really need a journal of CRISPR?
STAT
n just a few years, CRISPR, the revolutionary gene editing technology, has become science’s “it” discipline, giving birth to a bitter patent dispute, billions in biotech investments, and an in-development primetime TV drama 1. But unlike the

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Pioneering cancer gene therapy gets green light — and $475000 price tag
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The country’s first approved gene therapy — approved Wednesday to fight leukemia that resists standard therapies — will cost $475,000 for a one-time treatment, its manufacturer announced. Switzerland-based Novartis, which makes the innovative therapy

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Pioneering cancer gene therapy gets green light and $475000 – Salon
Salon
The country’s first approved gene therapy — approved Wednesday to fight leukemia that resists standard therapies — will cost $475,000 for a one-time treatment …
FDA approves ‘transformative’ type of gene therapyJordan Times
First gene therapy for cancer approved: What health execs should knowModernMedicine
FDA approves first gene therapy in the United StatesPharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com
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Stem cell transplant to be launched
Himalayan Times
Patients who need a stem cell transplant and can’t find a donor who matches their tissue type will benefit from the transplant. Haploidentical transplant is a modified form of stem cell transplant in which a healthy first degree relative — a parent