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If you could edit your child’s genes, would you? – Salon

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2017-09-04 NEWS

Salon

If you could edit your child’s genes, would you?
Salon
In early August, Nature reported that an international group of scientists used CRISPR–Cas9 gene editing technology to correct a mutation in the DNA in human embryos. The embryos in question were not implanted, but the mere fact that this experiment
UC researchers use new method to identify gene enhancersXinhua
Molecular scissors fix disease-causing flaw in human embryosScience News for Students

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2017-09-04 NEWS

Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDIT) Traded Significantly Above Its …
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Shares last traded at $20.59 significantly above $18.27, the stock’s 50 day moving average and a tad higher than the 200 day moving average of $19.21. The 50 …

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2017-09-04 NEWS

Scottish Daily Record

Family hope to raise £160k for groundbreaking stem cell treatment for daughter, Ivy, who suffers from cerebral palsy
Scottish Daily Record
A connection through family led to meeting Dr Joanne Kurtzberg, who is awaiting approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for stem cell treatment with donor cells on cerebral palsy patients. Kurtzberg has agreed to accept Ivy on to the trial if

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2017-09-03 NEWS

Trinidad & Tobago Express

FDA announces first US gene therapy approval for cancer treatment
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Each dose of Kymriah contains a patient’s own immune cells, which are sent to a lab to be genetically modified using a virus. This therapy — known as chimeric antigen receptor Tcell therapy, or CAR-T — gives the cells the ability to recognize and
CART cancer treatment*Trinidad & Tobago Express
FDA approves first ‘living drug’ for tough childhood leukemiaKTRK-TV
US clears breakthrough gene therapy for childhood leukemiaWJHL
Telegraph.co.uk –The Pharma Letter (registration)
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