Healthcare Is Only The Beginning: 15 Big Industries CRISPR Technology Could Disrupt
By: CBINSIGHTS August 01, 2019 Gene-editing tool CRISPR is changing the ways we develop new medical treatments, power our vehicles, and even brew our beer. Here are the industries this cutting-edge technology could disrupt. From treating diseases like HIV and sickle cell to designer babies and custom-made pets, CRISPR has the potential to affect nearly […]
Gene Therapy Restores Vision in Blind Mice
By: Dan Robitzski_ July 12, 2019 Thanks to a new gene therapy targeting specific cells in the eye, blind mice have regained the ability to see. A team of neuroscientists developed a treatment that re-activated the Cngb1 gene, which when disabled causes light-detecting rod cells found in the retina to deteriorate, according to research recently […]
Science Leaders: We Can’t Stop Russian’s Plan for CRISPR Babies
By: Kristin Houser June 24, 2019 Baby Boom When Chinese researcher He Jiankui announced that he’d edited a pair human embryos and brought them to term, resulting in the births of the first gene-edited humans, scientists across the globe quickly condemned his controversial experiment. But Russian biologist Denis Rebrikov was apparently inspired, not appalled, by […]
Russian biologist plans more CRISPR-edited babies
By: David Cyranoski June 10, 2019 A Russian scientist says he is planning to produce gene-edited babies, an act that would make him only the second person known to have done this. It would also fly in the face of the scientific consensus that such experiments should be banned until an international ethical framework has […]
New Gene-Editing Method Could Lead To “Creation of a Super-Baby”
By: Kristin Houser June 03, 2019 Avoiding Brightburn Chinese researchers have found a way to nearly triple the efficiency of a tool designed to edit genes in human embryos. Their method should be ready for clinical use soon, with gene-edited babies available in another year or two, Yang Hui, the lead researcher behind the project, […]
FDA approves Novartis’ $2.1 million gene therapy — making it the world’s most expensive drug
By: Berkeley Lovelace Jr., Angelica LaVito May 24, 2019 The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Novartis’ $2.1 million gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy — making it the world’s most expensive drug. The therapy, Zolgensma, is a one-time treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a muscle-wasting disease and leading genetic cause of infant mortality […]
Third Gene-Hacked Baby’s Impending Birth Has Scientists Scrambling
By: Dan Robitzski May 22, 2019 Baby Shower When the now-infamous Chinese scientist He Jiankui brought twin gene-hacked baby girls into the world, the scientific community and world governments condemned his research and insisted on stronger safeguards to keep it from happening again. Now, CNBC reports that the next gene-hacked baby from He’s lab is […]
Why Making A ‘Designer Baby’ Would Be Easier Said Than Done
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Scientists Gene-Edited HIV to Cure “Bubble Boy” Disease
By: Kristin Houser April 14, 2019 Normal Lives Researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have reportedly used HIV to cure infants born with “bubble boy” disease — a remarkable example of hijacking a deadly virus for a new treatment. “The children are cured,” researcher Ewelina Mamcarz told NBC News. “They came to us as […]