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A new experimental strategy uses gene editing against tumours with too many oncogenes

In cellular and animal models of neuroblastoma, small cell lung cancer and colon cancer, this strategy reduces tumours, ...

CRISPR approach turns oncogene amplification into a weakness in multiple solid tumors

The onset and aggressiveness of cancer are related to the abnormal behavior of certain genes, known as oncogenes. The ...
techtimes

CRISPR Technology Explained: The Science of Gene Editing, DNA Modification, and Genetic Engineering Ethics Uncovered

Discover how scientists are harnessing the power of CRISPR to precisely edit DNA, revolutionizing medicine and ethics as they rewrite the very code of life. Pixabay, PublicDomainPictures CRISPR ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Phase 1 Trial of CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Targeting ANGPTL3

Angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3) inhibits lipoprotein and endothelial lipases. ANGPTL3 loss-of-function genetic variants are associated with decreased levels of low-density lipoprotein ...
FierceBiotech

Appeals court reignites CRISPR discovery row, raising questions about gene editing biotech patents

An appeals court has opened another chapter in the long-running CRISPR patent saga. Three years after a patent body ruled in favor of the teams behind Editas Medicine’s intellectual property, an ...

Gene-editing therapy removes extra chromosome behind Down syndrome in a landmark lab study

Scientists achieved a genetic breakthrough by removing an extra human chromosome using gene-editing technology. This landmark study successfully deleted the surplus chromosome 21 responsible for Down ...
FoodNavigator

Gene editing: Feeding the future or fuelling controversy?

Gene-editing techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9 have many uses in the area of food and agriculture. They can combat persistent drought and disease, and improve the colour and nutritional content of food ...