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Edible ‘CRISPR pill’ could help combat superbugs, food scientist says – NEWS.com.au

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2017-04-18 NEWS

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Edible ‘CRISPR pill’ could help combat superbugs, food scientist says
NEWS.com.au
Researchers at a US university want to replicate the capability of CRISPR — which lets scientists edit human genes to remove nasty diseases — by creating a pill that does a similar thing by targeting bad bacteria, causing it to self destruct
Scientists wants this CRISPR pill to one day replace antibioticsDigital Trends

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Scientists wants this CRISPR pill to one day replace antibiotics
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CRISPR has been making waves over the past few years, leading to what some are calling the “CRISPR Revolution,” impacting industries from healthcare to agriculture. Initially borrowed from bacteria, which use CRISPR as an immune defense against …

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Crispr enables rapid disease detection
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The group showed in 2016 that a Crispr-type enzyme now known as Cas13a targets single-stranded RNA rather than DNA, making it suitable for RNA viruses such as Zika and Dengue fever. Cas13a also doesn’t stop cutting once it has destroyed its target, …

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Cobra to boost gene therapy and CAR-T cpacity through £15m investment
BioPharma-Reporter.com
The focus on gene therapy is in keeping with other investments and partnerships Cobra has established in recent years. Last June , for example, the CMO teamed up with UK-based Touchlight to test an AAV vector platform designed to make manufacturing …

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