Gene therapy gains paceAOPThe gene therapy treatment that the Oxford team is working on is to treat choroidermia, a rare inherited disorder that causes progressive vision loss. With positive results to date, Ms Jolly confirmed that they have now begun … Continue reading
Phys.Org |
Gene editing method produces perfect pluripotent stem cell twins
Phys.Org Single mutations in DNA, known as single nucleotide polymorphisms—or SNPs for short—are the most common type of variation in the human genome. More than 10 million SNPs are known, many of which are associated with ailments such as Alzheimer’s, heart … |
Brinkwire (press release) |
Gene editing method produces perfect pluripotent stem cell twins
Brinkwire (press release) Single mutations in DNA, known as single nucleotide polymorphisms—or SNPs for short—are the most common type of variation in the human genome. More than 10 million SNPs are known, many of which are associated with ailments such as Alzheimer’s, heart … |
EurekAlert (press release) |
Stem cell ‘twins’ to study disease
EurekAlert (press release) More than 10 million SNPs are known, many of which are associated with ailments such as Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and diabetes. In order to understand the role of SNPs in hereditary disease, scientists at Kyoto University’s Center for iPS cell … Stem cells have potential to change to more specialized cellsThe Times |
STAT |
CRISPR ‘gone wild’ has made stocks swoon, but studies show how to limit off-target editing
STAT he fear that CRISPR-based genome repair for preventing or treating genetic diseases will be derailed by “editing gone wild” has begun to abate, scientists who are developing the technique say. Although there are still concerns that CRISPR might run … Crispr gene editing ready for testing in humansFinancial Times |
Daily Mail |
Would you eat a ‘lab burger’? Synthetic meat created from animal stem cells could be on the shelves by the end of …
Daily Mail They are made by harvesting stem cells from the muscle tissue of living livestock. The cells, which have the ability to regenerate, are then cultured in a nutrient soup of sugars and minerals. These cells are then left to develop inside bioreactor … |