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Leading innovators in zinc-finger nucleases for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Innovation S-curve for the pharmaceutical industry Zinc-finger nucleases is a key innovation area in pharmaceutical Zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) are tools used in genetic engineering to cleave a chosen genomic sequence. ZFNs are also used to create a new generation of genetic disease models called isogenic human disease models.

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Trends in Human Health Management: A Journey through Time

Roots Analysis

Whether it was a common cold or a genetic disease, prayers and sacrifices to the gods were the only hope of a remedy at such times. It is possible that the legend of Big Foot may be based on an unfortunate person suffering from elephantiasis or gigantism or some other genetic predisposition that would have rendered him abnormal.