Gene Editing
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B.C. man cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technologyTy Sperle says he felt "insane shock" after learning he'd been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using a new gene-editing treatment.CanadaFeb 26
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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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China sentences 3 researchers over gene-edited babiesHe Jiankui, who was convicted of practicing medicine without a license, was also fined 3 million yuan ($430,000) by a court in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported. Two other researchers involved in the project received lesser sentences and fines.WorldDec 30, 2019
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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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HIV-type virus used to possibly cure 10 infants of ‘bubble boy disease’Researchers used a modified HIV-like virus to help restore the babies' immune systems.HealthApr 18, 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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