CRISPR
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FDA approves 2 gene therapies for sickle cell diseaseThe U.S. FDA on Friday approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease from Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, as well as from bluebird bio.HealthDec 8
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Colossal bet aims to revive, unleash woolly mammoth in Canada’s ArcticPrivate company Colossal has raised $15 million with the goal of creating elephant-woolly mammoth hybrids that will one day roam wild on the tundra.TrendingSep 14, 2021
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Jesse’s Journey awards $1.7M to 4 research projects, largest amount in charity’s historyAmong the research projects receiving funding is one led by SickKids president and CEO Dr. Ronald Cohn using the revolutionary gene-editing technique CRISPR-Cas9.HealthMay 4, 2021
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Genetically-modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida Keys to fight diseasesThe plan approved this week by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District calls for a pilot project in 2021 involving the striped-legged Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is not native to Florida.WorldAug 20, 2020
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Biggest medical breakthroughs of the last decadeFrom artificial limbs to gene editing, here are some of the coolest medical advances of the last 10 years.HealthDec 22, 2019
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1 year later: The mysteries still surrounding China’s gene-edited babiesHe Jiankui has not been seen publicly since January, his work has not been published and nothing is known about the health of the babies.WorldNov 26, 2019
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First in-body CRISPR study set to start in U.S. to treat form of blindnessThe experimental treatment aims to supply kids and adults with a healthy version of the gene they lack, using a tool that cuts or “edits” DNA in a specific spot. It’s intended as a one-time treatment that permanently alters the person’s native DNA.ScienceJul 25, 2019
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CRISPR-Cas9: The science behind the world’s first gene-edited babiesFor decades, the possibility of genetically altered humans remained firmly in the realm of science fiction. But thanks to CRISPR-Cas9 technology, it recently became a reality.HealthMar 14, 2019
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China condemns scientist who claimed world’s first gene-edited babiesChinese investigators say the doctor who reportedly gene-edited two babies acted alone and will be punished for violating the law, state media reports.ScienceJan 21, 2019
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China orders scientists to stop work on gene-editing babies, calls it illegalChina's government has ordered a halt to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world's first gene-edited babies.ScienceNov 29, 2018
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