FDA puts major CRISPR genome editing trial on hold
The US drugs regulator has put on hold an application for a clinical trial of a new genome editing based treatment for sickle cell disease...
The alteration of an organism's or a cell's genetic material using biotechnology techniques. Traditionally, the term has referred only to alterations involving the introduction of transgenic (foreign) DNA.
The US drugs regulator has put on hold an application for a clinical trial of a new genome editing based treatment for sickle cell disease...
by Kathryn Ashe
Scientists have successfully grown sheep embryos containing human cells, taking a step towards a method for growing human organs in animals for transplantation...
China has administered CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing to at least 86 cancer patients, a new report has revealed.
A new gene therapy for haemophilia A has exceeded expectations in a recent clinical trial...
A new gene therapy for leukaemia is effective for a majority of patients who showed resistance to previous therapies...
On the 20th anniversary of the of the 1997 European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo Convention), the Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics organised an international conference entitled ‘Relevance and Challenges’ last month in St
by Jen Willows
The US Food and Drug Administration have approved the world’s second gene therapy to target blood cancer...
by Rikita Patel
The US Food Drug and Administration advisory committee has backed the use of gene therapy to treat a hereditary disease for the first time...
by Cara Foley
'Would you donate your genome?' Straight to the point, the introduction immediately grabbed my attention. Genome donation wasn't something I had even considered before listening to this podcast, so I was very curious to learn more...
by Sandy Starr
What do patients and laypeople think and know about genome editing and its implications? What are the best ways for experts and others to discuss genome editing in public, so as to improve public understanding and avoid confusion? The Progress Educational
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