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Researchers discover how CRISPR proteins find their target – Phys.Org

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2017-07-20 NEWS

Phys.Org

Researchers discover how CRISPR proteins find their target
Phys.Org
These proteins, which were recently used to encode a movie in the CRISPR regions of bacterial genomes, rely on the unique flexibility of the CRISPR DNA to recognize it as the site where viral DNA should be inserted, ensuring that “memories” of prior
Cas1-Cas2 Integrase Structures Enable Bacteria to Adapt to New VirusesGenomeWeb

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Science Daily

Innate reaction of hematopoietic stem cells to severe infections …
Science Daily
For the first time, researchers have shown that hematopoietic stem cells detect infectious agents themselves and begin to divide – that is, without signals from …

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Philadelphia magazine

Spark Therapeutics Gene Therapy for Blindness Moves Forward With FDA
Philadelphia magazine
There’s a greater chance now than ever before that the Food and Drug Administration’s first two approved gene therapies will both come from Philadelphia. This week, the FDA granted “priority review” status to Spark Therapeutics’ biologics license

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Philadelphia magazine

Spark Therapeutics Gene Therapy for Blindness Moves Forward With FDA
Philadelphia magazine
There’s a greater chance now than ever before that the Food and Drug Administration’s first two approved gene therapies will both come from Philadelphia. This week, the FDA granted “priority review” status to Spark Therapeutics’ biologics license

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2017-07-20 NEWS

R & D Magazine

Building the Safe Genes Toolkit
R & D Magazine
Such chemicals could propel the development of therapeutic applications of genome editors by limiting off-target effects or protect against future biological threats. The team will also construct synthetic genome editors for precision genome engineering.

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