Tag: Gene editing
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Kevin Davies literally wrote the book on CRISPR, the revolutionary new gene editing technology that earned Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier a Nobel Prize a few months ago. Today, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a talk he gave on that superb book, Editing Humanity. If you’re not familiar,…
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Photo: Shengfang Jin, PhD, Vice President and Head of Discovery Biology, Editas Medicine This morning, I attended an online presentation by two experts on gene editing and CRISPR. Shengfang Jin, VP of Editas Medicine, and Andrew Lin, who heads the Rare Disease Center at WuXi AppTec, presented a lot of…
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We may soon be able to edit our own genes using a new technology called CRISPR. It uses a bacteria to change data in the genetic code and could one day cure rare genetic diseases. There is also potential in editing genes to prevent cancer and heart disease. In the…
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+ Cancer, CRISPR, DNA, Doudna, Gene editing, Gene therapy, Genes, Heart disease, Sickle cell disease, Wellness+
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Tremendous 