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Genetically engineered dendritic cells enhance lung cancer therapy

Drug Discovery World

A study by researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center in the US suggests that injecting engineered dendritic cells directly into cancerous lung tumours can help promote a stronger immune response. Additionally, they observed that this therapy helped to establish a long-lasting immune response against the cancer.

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CRISPR Pioneer Goes Small to Transform Genetic Medicine with Epigenetic Engineering

BioSpace

Epic Bio aims to transform genetic medicine by developing a new class of drugs that target the epigenome to alter gene expression.

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World’s first engineered B cell therapy enters human trials

Drug Discovery World

The first patient has been dosed with an engineered B cell investigational therapy in a Phase I trial in Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I). MPS I is a rare, genetic disease that affects the body’s ability to produce the enzyme alpha-L-iduronidase (IDUA).

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National Academies calls for transforming use of racial and ethnic labels in genetics research

STAT News

Saying genetics researchers inconsistently and inappropriately use racial and ethnic labels that fail to capture the complex patterns of human genetic variation, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine issued a report Tuesday calling for a transformation in how such descriptors are used.

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Study reveals genetic diversity of a particularly problematic pathogen

Scienmag

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Jacobs School of Engineering, with colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine, have used a systems biology approach to parse the genetic diversity of Clostridioides difficile, a particularly problematic pathogen in health care settings.

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Scientists engineer safe, virus-resistant E coli for research

Drug Discovery World

In a step forward for genetic engineering and synthetic biology, US researchers have modified E coli bacteria to be immune to infection by all natural viruses tested so far. Genetic engineering The findings build on earlier efforts by genetic engineers, which involved genetically reprogramming E.

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FDA Approves Genetically Engineered Pigs for Food, Possible Medical Use

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Genetically Engineered Pigs for Food, Possible Medical Use. 14, 2020 — The first genetically engineered pigs for use as food or for potential future biomedical use — such as transplantation — in humans have been approved by the U.S. Professional. MONDAY, Dec. Food and Drug Administration.