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Sickle cell cure? Patient in complete remission following gene therapy – Genetic Literacy Project

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2017-03-10 NEWS

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Sickle cell cure? Patient in complete remission following gene therapy
Genetic Literacy Project
ACSH’s Senior Fellow in Molecular Biology, Dr. Julianna LeMieux, puts the promise of gene therapy into even greater context for this and other disease entities: “This is an incredibly promising result, even with the obvious caveat that it is only one

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Endocyte and Seattle Children’s Research Institute to Collaborate on Endocyte’s Small Molecule Drug Conjugate Bi …
GlobeNewswire (press release)
The aim of the research collaboration is to join Endocyte’s SMDC bi-specific adaptor technology with the CAR T-cell immunotherapy research efforts at the Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research at Seattle Children’s Research Institute, to move …
Endocyte Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2016 Financial Results and Provides Clinical and Pipeline UpdateNasdaq

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Immunotherapy Zaps Tasmanian Devils’ Facial Tumors
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
An international study involving multiple institutions over six years has shown that immunotherapy can cure Tasmanian devils of the deadly devil facial tumor disease (DFTD). The research was led by the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for
Immunotherapy trial cures Tasmanian devils of DFTDScience Daily
Breakthrough offers hope for Tasmanian devil cancer cureBBC News
Tasmanian devils helped to fight off facial tumour disease with live …ABC Online
The Mercury –9news.com.au
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Immunotherapy Zaps Tasmanian Devils’ Facial Tumors
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
An international study involving multiple institutions over six years has shown that immunotherapy can cure Tasmanian devils of the deadly devil facial tumor disease (DFTD). The research was led by the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for
Immunotherapy trial cures Tasmanian devils of DFTDScience Daily
Breakthrough offers hope for Tasmanian devil cancer cureBBC News
Tasmanian devils helped to fight off facial tumour disease with live …ABC Online
The Mercury –9news.com.au
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SMN Gene Therapy (Genzyme Sanofi)
SMA News Today
Genzyme’s current investigational program is focused on the delivery of the AAV9-SMN gene into cerebrospinal fluid. Work in mouse models of SMA has shown that delivery of AAV9-SMN1 into the cerebrospinal fluid results in a transfer of the gene to the …

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Learn about ‘CRISPR‘ gene-editing with RadioLab’s podcast
UConn Daily Campus
The podcast titled “Update: CRISPR” was a long-overdue sequel to a previous story RadioLab released two summers ago. The latest show was produced and hosted by Molly Webster and Soren Wheeler, with notable guests like the New York Times science …