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Tome Biosciences debuts with $213M and a new way to edit the genome

Bio Pharma Dive

Based on the work of MIT scientists, the well-funded startup is developing ways to insert large sizes of genetic material anywhere in the genome without damaging or breaking DNA.

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Tome acquires startup Replace, gaining new genome editing tools

Bio Pharma Dive

The deal is the second startup sale engineered by University of California, Berkeley scientist Shakked Halperin, and gives Tome a way to insert or delete small DNA sequences into the genome.

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Scientists sequence Beethoven's genome for clues into his painful past

NPR Health - Shots

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life. Image credit: Henry Guttmann Collection/Getty Images)

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Scientists expand entomological research using genome editing

Scienmag

Genome sequencing, where scientists use laboratory methods to determine a specific organism’s genetic makeup, is becoming a common practice in insect research.

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rAAV Genome sequencing uncovers transgene integrity and packaging impurities

Drug Discovery World

The post rAAV Genome sequencing uncovers transgene integrity and packaging impurities appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW). A live Q&A session follows the webinar presentation.

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Scientists use genomics to counter antimicrobial resistant typhoid

Drug Discovery World

Genome sequencing has been used to study typhoid fever in a study in Zimbabwe and understand how the disease has evolved to be resistant to treatment. Working with local health authorities in Harare, they sequenced the genomes of 85 S. Typhoid fever claims over 135,000 lives annually. Typhi population beforehand.

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DNA project gives scientists diverse genome for comparison

Medical Xpress

For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person's full set of DNA they study to a template that relies mostly on genetic material from one man affectionately known as "the guy from Buffalo."

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