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Exa-Cel CRISPR Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Deemed Safe by FDA Advisory Panel

XTalks

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. The companies used data from the 1,000 Genomes Project but from that, only 61 datasets made the cut to encompass the ideal patient population. “I

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The future of genomic medicine: can it fulfil its promises?

pharmaphorum

Here he gives us a deeper look at how genomic medicine is evolving and the barriers that are preventing it from reaching its full potential. This is where the future of medicine lies – where we are able to read a patient’s genome and then direct care and therapy based upon that.”.

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