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News and Trends 21 Apr 2016

New CRISPR Tool can cut RNA too: Gene Editing just got even Easier!

…a genome editing tool. However, outside of Science’s red carpet bubble, research on CRISPR continues. One of the biggest breakthroughs was that Zhang’s team (at the Broad Institute) described a…

April 21, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 5 Oct 2016

New Link found between the Microbiome and “Genetic Obesity”

…and blood vessels. Published in Genome Biology, the study looked at data from 1,313 twins (from the biobank TwinsUK). It found that people with a more diverse range of gut…

October 5, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 3 Oct 2022

Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease to acquire genomic medicine company LogicBio Therapeutics

…pioneering genome editing and gene delivery platforms to address rare and serious diseases from infancy through adulthood. LogicBio’s genome editing platform, GeneRide, is a new approach to precise gene insertion…

October 3, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Best in Biotech 13 Jun 2023

5 air quality biotech companies making an impact

…acids, and oxygen. To achieve this, the company sequenced the houseplant Pothos (Epipremnum aureum), before inserting biochemical pathways that break down the compounds into the genome of the plant. Origen…

June 13, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

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News and Trends 31 Oct 2024

Halloween biotech stories: Unveiling scientists’ worst fears

…gene-editing tools like CRISPR to do that work. These bioengineering techniques can manipulate DNA and genomes or the genetic material in an organism. That combined with recovered DNA makes de-extinction…

October 31, 2024 - 15 minutesmins - By Jules Adam

CRISPR companies

Best in Biotech 20 Jun 2024

CRISPR technology’s next wave: Eight companies to watch in 2024

…defense mechanism used by bacteria to protect against viral infections. The system uses a guide RNA to direct the Cas9 enzyme to a specific location in the genome, where it…

June 20, 2024 - 11 minutesmins - By Jules Adam

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Inside Labiotech 15 Mar 2018

Why is Victor Dillard, Founder of Desktop Genetics, reading Labiotech.eu?

Leaders & Readers: I had a chat with Victor Dillard about why he reads Labiotech.eu. He’s the COO/CFO, and Founder of Desktop Genetics, a leader in genome editing technology that…

March 15, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Katherine Douglas

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Best in Biotech 8 May 2019

Top 10 Biotechs in Lausanne

…diagnostics Sophia Genetics applies AI to the analysis of the human genome with the goal of making personalized treatment recommendations to patients with cancer or genetic diseases. The company has…

May 8, 2019 - 7 minutesmins - By David Cox

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Opinion 11 Jul 2022

Precision medicine: the next big leap for metabolic disorders

…part of our genome that codes our proteins. Which proteins actually get made in the cell, the modifications these proteins undergo and the influence of our metabolic processes all contribute…

July 11, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 4 Mar 2016

This Megavirus has its own CRISPR-like Defense System

…They have a diameter of about 0.5 mm (enough to be seen with an optical microscope) and the size of their genomes is comparable to bacteria: physical characteristics you really…

March 4, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 25 Feb 2017

Art Made with Human DNA Explores the Future of Genetics in Birmingham

…piece was created in collaboration with professor and bioartist Simon Park. As part of the “100,000 Genomes Project“, it is intended to raise public awareness about research into the human…

February 25, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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In Depth 19 Jan 2024

Re-coding the brain: Is CRISPR capable of curing neurodegenerative diseases?

…a two- to three-fold higher risk of getting it, while two copies increase the risk eight- to twelvefold. In this study, researchers used an epigenome therapy platform based on the…

January 19, 2024 - 9 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville