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, 2023
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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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