Man’s best mend — Gene therapy reverses muscular dystrophy symptoms in dogs – Digital Trends
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Man’s best mend — Gene therapy reverses muscular dystrophy symptoms in dogs
Digital Trends Their solution involves using gene therapy to restore muscle strength and stabilize clinical symptoms. This is achieved by way of a shortened version of the dystrophin gene, containing just 4,000 base pairs, which is combined with a viral vector and … |
TechCrunch |
US scientists have corrected a genetic heart mutation in embryos using CRISPR
TechCrunch Speculation swirled after reports came out last week that a group of U.S. scientists had CRISPR‘d human embryos for the first time. The results of that initial study have now been released and the findings are quite astonishing. Shoukhrat Mitalipov and … First US Crispr-Edited Embryos Suggest Superbabies Won’t Come EasyWIRED Scientists edit disease-causing gene mutation in human embryosCNN Details Published on CRISPR-treated EmbryosThe Scientist Nature.com –Science News Magazine –New Scientist all 93 news articles » |
TechCrunch |
US scientists have corrected a genetic heart mutation in embryos using CRISPR
TechCrunch Speculation swirled after reports came out last week that a group of U.S. scientists had CRISPR‘d human embryos for the first time. The results of that initial study have now been released and the findings are quite astonishing. Shoukhrat Mitalipov and … Better babies through CrisprBulletin of the Atomic Scientists Scientists successfully used CRISPR to fix a mutation that causes disease. This is huge.Vox CRISPR corrects mutation in human embryosChemical & Engineering News The Scientist –STAT –MIT Technology Review –Oregon Health & Science University all 446 news articles » |
WIRED |
First US Crispr-Edited Embryos Suggest Superbabies Won’t Come Easy
WIRED Last week, when a British reporter broke the news that American scientists had used Crispr to edit the first human embryos on US soil, he wasted no time in cutting to the big, juicy, highly controversial chase. “One Giant Step For Designer Babies” ran … US scientists have corrected a genetic heart mutation in embryos using CRISPRTechCrunch First Human Embryos ‘Edited’ in US—Get the FactsNational Geographic US Scientists Use CRISPR to Fix Genetic Disease in Human Embryos For the First TimeTIME CNN –Nature.com –The Scientist all 83 news articles » |
Philly.com |
Philly gene therapy company reports early promising hemophilia A results
Philly.com “The encouraging start” for hemophilia A “reinforces the strength of our gene–therapy platform and positions us well to potentially transform the current treatment approach for this life-altering disease with a one-time intervention,” said Katherine A … Here’s Why Spark Therapeutics Inc. Is Soaring TodayMotley Fool Spark Therapeutics Inc (ONCE): Showing Signs Of Making It BigSimply Wall St |