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Coming age of CRISPR gene editing: What in heck is the ‘Pink Chicken Project’? – Genetic Literacy Project

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2017-05-15 NEWS

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Coming age of CRISPR gene editing: What in heck is the ‘Pink Chicken Project’?
Genetic Literacy Project
The modification would supposedly be done using the gene editing technique CRISPR, with adoption of the pink color accelerated by a gene drive, a mechanism for increasing the odds an offspring will inherit a trait—such as the color pink—from its parents.

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2017-05-15 NEWS

Crispr Delivers a Crisp, New Model for Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Approximately 6 million people worldwide suffer from primary inherited immunodeficiency diseases which pose a life-long challenge for those affected by them (Bousfiha et al., 2013). Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) is one such illness that impairs

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2017-05-15 NEWS

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Stem cell transplant to tackle Huntington’s disease
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People with the degenerative disorder Huntington’s disease could receive pioneering treatment with stem cells to try to slow development of symptoms. Cardiff University plans to begin the first transplants at a specialist brain centre by the end of the

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2017-05-15 NEWS

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Stem cell transplant to tackle Huntington’s disease
BBC News
People with the degenerative disorder Huntington’s disease could receive pioneering treatment with stem cells to try to slow development of symptoms. Cardiff University plans to begin the first transplants at a specialist brain centre by the end of the

and more »