The CRISPR controversy: Scientists skeptical over recent critical study – New Atlas
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The CRISPR controversy: Scientists skeptical over recent critical study
New Atlas Last month, a study was published claiming that the groundbreaking CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique could potentially introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into an animal’s genome. Unsurprisingly, this study sent shockwaves through the … |
CNA Finance |
Gene Therapy for Localized Scleroderma Gets Rare Pediatric Designation
Rare Disease Report One month after receiving a Rare Pediatric Disease Designation for its gene therapy, FCX-007 to treat epidermolysis bullosa, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a Rare Pediatric Disease Designation for FCX-013 to treat localized … Fibrocell’s gene therapy candidate FCX-013 nabs Rare Pediatric Disease Designation from FDA; shares ahead 9 …Seeking Alpha Fibrocell Receives Rare Pediatric Disease Designation from FDA for FCX-013 for Treatment of Localized SclerodermaGlobeNewswire (press release) FDA Designation A Boon For Fibrocell Science (FCSC)Economic Calendar CNA Finance (press release) all 12 news articles » |
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A new wave of gene therapies ready to hit US shores
BioPharma Dive The first ever approved gene therapy was Shenzhen SiBiono GenTech’s Gendicine, a recombinant Ad-p53 gene therapy for head and neck cancer, which launched in China in 2004. But it was Glybera’s (alipogene tiparvovec) approval in fall 2012 that … |
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5 Trends affecting gene therapy development
BioPharma Dive The premise — and often bragging point — of gene therapies is the idea that they are one-off cures. Rather than having patients take continuous doses of medicine their whole lives, gene therapy providers can just go in, insert, cut or replace the … |
NTV |
Pet Doctor: Immunotherapy Vaccine for Cancer
NTV Dr. Dennis Larsen discusses the immunotherapy vaccine for cancer in this week’s Pet Doctor (NTV News). AA. Cancer in pets is common in dogs but somewhat less common in cats. Of the estimated 70 million dogs in the U.S. approximately 6 million will get … |
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News |
Synthetic Biology Expands and Grows
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Synthetic biology is an exciting and rapidly evolving field of research that can broadly be defined as the design (or redesign) and construction of novel artificial biological pathways, organisms, or devices. Applying engineering principles to … |