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Regenxbio’s wet AMD gene therapy shows promise in phase 1 | Tech Science
Regenxbio reported promising interim data from a phase 1 trial of its gene therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The treatment, designed to…
Vote for Gene Editing Panel at 2019 SXSW | Tech Science
Vote for “Gene Editing and The Future of Food and Agriculture” panel at the 2019 SXSW Conference and Festival in Austin, TX, March 8-17,…
Akouos raises $50M to take hearing loss gene therapy into humans | Tech…
Akouos has raised $50 million to take a gene therapy treatment for hearing loss into the clinic. The Boston-based biotech unveiled the series A round alongside…
Boehringer Ingelheim lands option on cystic fibrosis gene therapy | Tech…
Boehringer Ingelheim has secured the option to license a cystic fibrosis gene therapy. The agreement will see Boehringer work with British academics and Oxford…
A better enzyme for CRISPR gene editing? | Tech Science
The gene editing system CRISPR-Cas9 is promising for its potential to treat diseases caused by gene irregularities, but fears of off-target effects threaten to…
Study challenges evolution of FOXP2 as human-specific language gene | Tech…
FOXP2, a gene implicated in affecting speech and language, is held up as a textbook example of positive selection on a human-specific trait. But in a paper…
Most Americans Support Gene Editing for Babies to Treat Diseases, Poll…
The idea of using gene-editing technology to tweak a baby's DNA before birth has been the topic of fierce debate for years. But now, most…