Special rules for US gene therapy trials relaxed
US gene therapy trials will now be treated like other clinical trials, as the National Institutes for Health step back from regulating them...
Rikita Patel was a Volunteer Writer at BioNews. She originally studied Biomedical Science at Kingston University, and went on to obtain an MSc in Reproductive Science and Women's Health from University College London.
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US gene therapy trials will now be treated like other clinical trials, as the National Institutes for Health step back from regulating them...
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Genetic variants may influence how long people remain in school, according to a study of over 1 million genomes...
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A novel approach to gene therapy has restored limb control to rats paralysed after spinal cord injury, new research has found...
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The uptake of genomic medicine could be hampered by funding gaps in the NHS, according to a report by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee...
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Researchers have found a new use for CRISPR, adapting the system to detect viral infections with high accuracy, a new study finds...
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The human adaptive immune response against the Cas9 protein - part of the CRISPR genome editing system — may pose a barrier to new therapies, suggests a new study...
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The US Food Drug and Administration advisory committee has backed the use of gene therapy to treat a hereditary disease for the first time...
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The new era of gene technology presents an exciting approach to treat deleterious, inherited genetic conditions. Presenter Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Jennifer Doudna, from her early life to her research into molecular biology, to the development of
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The US Food and Drug Administration intends to investigate the use of unproven stem cell therapies being offered in the country's clinics...
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The IBM Watson supercomputer can analyse 160 hours' worth of genomic data in just ten minutes...
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