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Human Immunity to Cas9 Could Threaten CRISPR’s Future – Seeker

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2018-01-17 NEWS

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Human Immunity to Cas9 Could Threaten CRISPR’s Future
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One reason is to speed the development of Cas9 alternatives that aren’t derived from pathogenic bacteria. Promising results have already been achieved with a protein called Cpf1, so even if Cas9 immunity proves a serious issue, it doesn’t mean the end

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Human Immunity to Cas9 Could Threatens CRISPR’s Future – Seeker
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New data shows that humans carry antibodies and even T-cells that target the Cas9 protein at the heart of CRISPR technology.

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How ‘stem cell‘ clinics became a Wild West for dodgy treatments
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SHEILA DRYSDALE’S husband saw stem cells as a last, desperate attempt to ease his wife’s symptoms of dementia. Sadly, the same day she received treatment in Sydney – 20 December 2013 – Drysdale died, aged 75. In July 2016, the coroner investigating the
New Blood Stem Cell Harvest Method Could Speed Up TransplantsLymphoma News Today
Researchers Derived Sensory Interneurons From Stem Cells for the First TimeEdgy Labs (blog)
Longeveron developing stem cell treatments for Frailty, Alzheimers and other aging diseasesNext Big Future

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The Scientist

EPO Revokes Broad’s CRISPR Patent
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In addition to the highly publicized patent dispute between the Broad and the University of California over the rights to CRISPR gene editing in the U.S., the Broad has been fighting to maintain a number of patents over the technology in Europe. The
UK: Broad Institute CRISPR Patent Revoked By EPOMondaq News Alerts

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