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Why genomic healthcare data matters in the development of new therapies 

Drug Discovery World

WGS and Dante’s genomic reports will provide information about predisposition to genetic diseases, genetic carrier information and more. In April 2022, PacBio expanded a research collaboration with Children’s Mercy Kansas City in an effort to improve scientists’ understanding of the genetic underpinnings of rare diseases.

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Generating Over a Billion Cells with CRISPR for Next Generation Cell Therapies

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Now a common gene editing tool, the popularity of the CRISPR-Cas9 system has increased over the past decade. CRISPR is notable for engineering living cells, allowing scientists to edit, turn off, delete, or replace genes in a cell’s genome. Harnessing the Cellular Engineering Potential of CRISPR.

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Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR Might Be Easier Than We Thought

XTalks

The CRISPR gene editing system consists of the Cas9 enzyme, which serves as molecular scissors to cleave double-stranded DNA, and a guide RNA template targeted to a specific genomic sequence, which allows for precise editing. Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR.

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

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The CRISPR gene editing system consists of the Cas9 enzyme, which serves as molecular scissors to cleave double-stranded DNA, and a guide RNA template targeted to a specific genomic sequence, which allows for precise editing. Epigenome Editing with CRISPR.

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Advances in neuroscience drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

Neuroscience advances At the time of writing The Guardian newspaper led with the headline:” Scientists hope weight-loss drugs could treat addiction and dementia”, reporting that “medications with semaglutide such as Ozempic and Wegovy are being studied to see if they can help other conditions.”

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