Moldova green lights Precision BioSciences human trial for HBV
A clinical-stage US gene-editing company, Precision BioSciences, got approval from the Eastern European country of Moldova to start an in vivo human trial.
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Roche to pay $42 million to Ascidian to make RNA exon editing drugs
Ascidian Therapeutics, a US-based biotechnology company announced a $42 million research pact with Swiss multinational Roche AG for developing gene editing therapies.
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US drug regulator approves two treatments for sickle cell disease
HQ Team December 8, 2023: The USFDA has approved two treatments for sickle cell disease, one of them the first in the US.
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Cambridge Univ, AstraZeneca, MRC to set up genomics laboratory
HQ Team November 29, 2023: The University of Cambridge announced a partnership with AstraZeneca and the Medical Research Council to set up a functional genomics laboratory.
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AstraZeneca inks $245 million deal with Cellectis for rare diseases
HQ Team November 1, 2023: AstraZeneca signed a $245 million deal with a French clinical-stage biotechnology firm, Cellectis, to speed up therapeutics in.
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Biomedical engineers create ML model to turn genes on and off
HQ Team August 14, 2023: Biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins have developed a machine-learning model, which can turn on genes —an innovation which.
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Gene editing kills female mosquitoes that spread malaria
HQ Team July 10, 2023: US researchers have genetically edited mosquitoes to kill females of the species responsible for the spread of malaria..
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‘Love hormone’ Oxytocin breaks a three-decade-old perception
The receptor of Oxytocin, a hormone considered essential to forming social bonds, may not play the role that scientists have assigned it for.