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Gene editing: beyond the hype

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Cutting edge’ is, for once, a truly apt description when it comes to gene editing – both because the field is pushing medicine into areas we might never have dreamed possible, and because these technologies involve literally cutting DNA at a specific point in the genome. The exact mechanism depends on the disease in question.

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The Dose: DDW’s drug discovery highlights

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DDW highlights the most interesting global news and comments within the drug discovery and development sector this month. . Everyone enjoys a good news story and the drug discovery and development sector is no exception. Lately, there has been a lot of interest in microbiome research. Analysis . And finally… .

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Delivering on the promise of gene editing

Drug Discovery World

As gene editing technologies like CRISPR progress toward clinical study, researchers must continue to advance new approaches and address inherent challenges, explains Jon Chesnut, PhD, Senior Director, Cell Biology R&D, Thermo Fisher Scientific. Early phase clinical trials for gene editing therapies.

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The use of base editing in stem-cell based therapies

Drug Discovery World

Kevin Hemphill, R&D Manager at PerkinElmer’s Horizon Discovery explores how base editing has emerged as an attractive gene editing option for researchers wanting to develop stem cell-based therapies. In addition, iPSC lines, despite their pluripotency, have skewed suitability towards certain cell types 12,13.

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Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR Might Be Easier Than We Thought

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Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the Whitehead Institute have developed a novel CRISPR-based tool called “CRISPRoff” that can switch off genes in human cells through epigenetic editing without altering the genetic sequence itself. Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR. pyogenes dCas9.

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Using CRISPR to Edit the Epigenome Might Be Easier Than We Thought

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Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the Whitehead Institute have developed a novel CRISPR-based tool called “CRISPRoff” that can switch off genes in human cells without editing the genetic sequence itself. Epigenome Editing with CRISPR. It’s a great tool for controlling gene expression.”.

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2020 Year in Review: COVID-19, CRISPR and Immunotherapies Define the Year for the Life Sciences

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Focusing on biologics, vaccine development and policy platforms in anticipation of an eventual outbreak is why we’re where we are today in terms of the positive side [of the pandemic].”. Most antibody drugs and vaccines have been developed to target parts of the spike protein. Pandemic Efforts.