XTalks

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Expanding upon the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system, researchers at MIT have designed a new technique called PASTE gene editing that can cut out defective genes and replace them with new genes in a safer and more efficient way. The PASTE gene editing technique was recently published in Nature Biotechnology.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 12, 2021

Martins Scientists have used gene-editing advances to achieve a tenfold increase in the production of super-bug targeting formicamycin antibiotics. The John Innes Centre researchers used the technology to create a new strain of Streptomyces formicae bacteria which over-produces the medically promising molecules.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Drs Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna have won this year’s Nobel Prize for chemistry in recognition of their work on the gene-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9. Charpentier’s early work in this area led to the discovery of tracrRNA, a previously unknown molecule that defends bacteria from viruses by cleaving their DNA.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Much of the fundamental groundwork for genetics and genomic research was laid in the 20 th century, with significant contributions from women scientists, some of whom worked during times when acceptance of female researchers was not widespread. The marriage ended in divorce after a few short years.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

CRISPR works as genetic scissors to edit parts of the genome. The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system was first discovered to be endogenous in bacteria. Given the system’s powerful ability to make cuts in genes in a precise manner, the system is being leveraged in gene therapies.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 6, 2024

Mazzetti and Schneider give the example of T3 Pharmaceuticals, a University of Basel spin-off that developed a proprietary cancer therapy platform based on regulating and harnessing the natural behaviours of live bacteria. One such company, drawing on Vilnius’ gene editing expertise, is Caszyme, which was founded by Professor Šikšnys.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 24, 2020

From rare disease drug approvals to treatments involving immunotherapies and gene therapies and awarding of a Nobel Prize to the inventors of the gene-editing tool CRISPR, 2020 was a year of great activity and productivity despite the backdrop of the pandemic. CRISPR Gene Editing Inventors Win Nobel Prize.

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