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Firefly Gene Illuminates Ability of Optimized CRISPR-Cpf1 to Efficiently Edit Human Genome – Scicasts (press release) (blog)

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2017-06-23 NEWS

Scicasts (press release) (blog)

Firefly Gene Illuminates Ability of Optimized CRISPRCpf1 to Efficiently Edit Human Genome
Scicasts (press release) (blog)
Professor Michael Farzan, co-chair of TSRI’s Department of Immunology and Microbiology, and TSRI Research Associate Guocai Zhong improved the efficiency of the CRISPRCpf1 gene editing system by incorporating guide RNAs with “multiplexing” …

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Bluebird Bio’s gene therapy for blood disorders yields some impressive results ― but also raises questions
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he field of gene therapy is making significant strides towards the day when a one-time treatment ― inserting a healthy gene into patients ― could cure a host of inherited, often fatal diseases. But it’s been a rocky road 1. And new clinical data
Drug Product in Patients with Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia (TDT) and Severe Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) at …Business Wire (press release)
bluebird bio (BLUE) Announces Early Data from Phase 3 Northstar-2 (HGB-207) Study of LentiGlobinTM Drug Product …StreetInsider.com

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2017-06-23 NEWS

Xconomy

Bluebird Reports Early Results From Upgraded Gene Therapy
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One of the year’s most closely watched clinical studies could lead to a landmark approval of a gene therapy and throw wide open the debate over how to pay for expensive drugs. The first drips of data have emerged. Bluebird Bio (NASDAQ: BLUE) says the …
Bluebird Bio’s gene therapy for blood disorders yields some …STAT
Early Data for bluebird bio GeneTherapy Candidate Show Some PromiseGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Bluebird Bio rebuilds case for blood disorder gene therapyFierceBiotech
Endpoints News –Business Wire (press release)
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