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Bay Area biotech company that raised $66 million shuts down

Spotlight Therapeutics has closed down due to inadequate research outcomes and ongoing financial challenges.

No CRISPR: oddball 'jumping gene' enzyme edits genomes without breaking DNA

A molecular oddity in bacteria could lead to precise genome redesign through jumping genes, surpassing CRISPR limitations.

New technique opens the door to large-scale DNA editing to cure diseases

Gene editing corrects diseases like sickle cell anemia by replacing a defective gene with a working one using CRISPR technology.

New genetic editing mechanism uses jumping genes to introduce long DNA sequences with potential for higher precision in editing and genome alteration.

fromHarvard Gazette

1 week ago

Weighing cure for sick kids against troubling ethical questions - Harvard Gazette

CRISPR technology offers potential to cure diseases like sickle cell anemia but raises critical ethical questions about altering human genetics.

The World's First Crispr Drug Gets a Slow Start

Casgevy is the first approved CRISPR gene-editing treatment available, but complexities hinder widespread patient access.

fromFuturism

1 month ago

Scientist Who Gene-Hacked Human Babies Says Ethics Are "Holding Back" Scientific Progress

He Jiankui argues that ethics restrains scientific innovation, claiming that his controversial actions in gene editing should not dissuade progress.

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fromSFGATE

Bay Area biotech company that raised $66 million shuts down

Spotlight Therapeutics has closed down due to inadequate research outcomes and ongoing financial challenges.

No CRISPR: oddball 'jumping gene' enzyme edits genomes without breaking DNA

A molecular oddity in bacteria could lead to precise genome redesign through jumping genes, surpassing CRISPR limitations.

New technique opens the door to large-scale DNA editing to cure diseases

Gene editing corrects diseases like sickle cell anemia by replacing a defective gene with a working one using CRISPR technology.

New genetic editing mechanism uses jumping genes to introduce long DNA sequences with potential for higher precision in editing and genome alteration.

fromHarvard Gazette

1 week ago

Weighing cure for sick kids against troubling ethical questions - Harvard Gazette

CRISPR technology offers potential to cure diseases like sickle cell anemia but raises critical ethical questions about altering human genetics.

The World's First Crispr Drug Gets a Slow Start

Casgevy is the first approved CRISPR gene-editing treatment available, but complexities hinder widespread patient access.

Powerful protein editors offer new ways of probing living cells

A novel protein editing technique using inteins enhances the study of protein function and localization in living cells.

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fromBusiness Matters

Josie Zayner: The Perils of Unregulated Biohacking

Josie Zayner's self-experimentation raises significant ethical and safety concerns in biohacking, highlighting the risks of unregulated genetic engineering.

NYC startup

Your Next Pet Could Be a Glowing Rabbit

The Los Angeles Project seeks to genetically engineer pets like glow-in-the-dark rabbits and hypoallergenic dogs, guided by biohacker Josie Zayner.

fromInverse

A Rose Without Thorns? How Gene Editing Is Giving Plants A Glow-Up

The discovery of a gene controlling prickliness can lead to the development of smooth, prickle-free plants without compromising fruit and flower quality.

1 month ago

The company that created woolly mice announces the de-extinction' of the dire wolf

Colossal Biosciences has reportedly de-extincted the dire wolf using genetic engineering techniques.

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fromBusiness Matters

Josie Zayner: The Perils of Unregulated Biohacking

Josie Zayner's self-experimentation raises significant ethical and safety concerns in biohacking, highlighting the risks of unregulated genetic engineering.

NYC startup

Your Next Pet Could Be a Glowing Rabbit

The Los Angeles Project seeks to genetically engineer pets like glow-in-the-dark rabbits and hypoallergenic dogs, guided by biohacker Josie Zayner.

fromInverse

A Rose Without Thorns? How Gene Editing Is Giving Plants A Glow-Up

The discovery of a gene controlling prickliness can lead to the development of smooth, prickle-free plants without compromising fruit and flower quality.

1 month ago

The company that created woolly mice announces the de-extinction' of the dire wolf

Colossal Biosciences has reportedly de-extincted the dire wolf using genetic engineering techniques.

more#genetic-engineering

On a quest to revive the woolly mammoth, Colossal Biosciences has created a woolly mouse | TechCrunch

Colossal Biosciences is progressing in its effort to resurrect the woolly mammoth by creating genetically engineered mice with mammoth-like fur.

OMG science

Correcting Genetic Spelling Errors With Next-Generation Crispr

Sam Berns' life epitomizes the urgent need for advancements in genetic treatments, particularly for disorders like progeria that code for rapid aging.

fromTechCrunch

On a quest to revive the woolly mammoth, Colossal Biosciences has created a woolly mouse | TechCrunch

Colossal Biosciences is progressing in its effort to resurrect the woolly mammoth by creating genetically engineered mice with mammoth-like fur.

Correcting Genetic Spelling Errors With Next-Generation Crispr

Sam Berns' life epitomizes the urgent need for advancements in genetic treatments, particularly for disorders like progeria that code for rapid aging.

Reprogramming Compromised Immune Cells to Fight Cancer - News Center

Researchers have found a way to reprogram immune cells to combat tumors by targeting specific signaling proteins.

Inhibiting proteins AhR and IRAK1 can help convert pro-tumor macrophages back into anti-tumor cells.

The Most Important Breakthroughs of 2024

2023 highlights include breakthroughs in gene therapy for sickle-cell anemia and a new HIV prevention drug that shows remarkable efficacy.

1 year ago

Medicine

CRISPR therapy restores some vision to people with blindness

CRISPR-based gene therapy improved vision in individuals with inherited blindness.

fromThe Atlantic

The Most Important Breakthroughs of 2024

2023 highlights include breakthroughs in gene therapy for sickle-cell anemia and a new HIV prevention drug that shows remarkable efficacy.

1 year ago

Medicine

CRISPR therapy restores some vision to people with blindness

CRISPR-based gene therapy improved vision in individuals with inherited blindness.

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OMG science

Daily briefing: How synthetic 'mirror life' bacteria could infect the world

Elon Musk's influence on US science could lead to budget cuts that may hinder innovation.

New CRISPR treatment shows long-term potential but raises accessibility concerns.

The creation of synthetic organisms with reversed handedness poses ecological risks.

fromInsideHook

Scientists Made a CRISPR Breakthrough for Autoimmune Diseases

Promising CRISPR treatments using donor cells may revolutionize the management of autoimmune conditions for millions of Americans.

fromBig Think