14
Oct
2019
Tag: Gene editing
15
Oct
2018
Bionest
Gene Therapy Update Part 2
Last week we wrote about recent news in the field of CRISPR/Cas9 research. But CRISPR is not the only approach to gene editing under development, nor the most advanced. First Human Gene Editing Data — But Not from CRISPR Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. has been developing an approach to gene editing based on zinc...
8
Oct
2018
Bionest
Gene Therapy Update Part 1: Big Advances and Big Questions for CRISPR
The gene therapy field has seen several developments in recent months, especially around CRISPR, with both significant achievements and further controversies about the safety of the gene editing approach. CRISPR Cure for Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) in Dogs Eric Olson’s team of researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern’s Harmon Center for Regenerative...
31
Jul
2017
Bionest
Human Germline Gene Editing Becomes Reality — at Least at the Research Stage
Back in April of this year, we wrote about the National Academies of Science and Medicine cautiously endorsing the possible use of gene editing at the germline level to correct serious diseases or medical conditions. Their report commented that scientists would likely be in a position to accomplish such activities safely within 5 to 10...
12
Jul
2017