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Bluebird marks progress on Lentiglobin gene therapy – BioPharma Dive

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Bluebird marks progress on Lentiglobin gene therapy
BioPharma Dive
New data on Bluebird Bio Inc.’s gene therapy for sickle cell disease suggest manufacturing changes made last fall are boosting the treatment’s potency, although investors looking for more conclusive evidence of improvement will have to wait until later
bluebird bio Reports Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results and Recent Operational ProgressBusiness Wire (press release)
bluebird bio to Present New Data from Clinical Studies of LentiGlobinTM Gene Therapy in Transfusion-Dependent β …Digital Journal
bluebird bio (BLUE) Earns Daily Media Sentiment Score of 0.08StockNewsTimes
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California upstart Xyphos wants to tackle CART’s big problems
Endpoints News
If, however, the cancer patient begins experiencing toxicity, the doctor could stop the antibody therapy. The antibody then cycles out of the patient, and the CARs revert to harmless, inactive T cells. Its sort of like switching T cells on and off when
AvidBiotics Splits into Two Biotechnology Companies Each Developing its Distinct Technology PlatformPR Newswire (press release)

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Genetic Literacy Project

Safer CRISPR? Cas13 version edits RNA, not DNA
Genetic Literacy Project
In a paper published in Science, researchers described an entirely new CRISPR-based gene editing tool that targets RNA, DNA’s sister, allowing for transient changes to genetic material. In Nature, scientists described how a more refined type of CRISPR …
Viewpoint: European anti-tech groups threaten to derail CRISPR gene editing in agricultureGrain Central (blog)

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Collaboration to Develop Gene Therapies Delivery
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A research collaboration is to assess the effectiveness of developing gene therapies using Avacta Group’s Affimer technology combined with FIT Biotech Oy’s gtGTU® platform. The very small, simply structured Affirmer proteins have ideal potential for …