The emergence of biologics
Chemical & Engineering News,
As the fields of genetics and molecular biology evolved over the 20th century, scientists set out to use cell and genetic…
Gene therapy: Everything you need to know about the DNA-tweaking treatments
Today Headline,
Gene therapy has been headline news in recent years, in part due to the rapid development of biotechnology that enables doctors…
Gene therapy: Everything you need to know about the DNA-tweaking treatments
BusinessMayor,
Gene therapy has been headline news in recent years, in part due to the rapid development of biotechnology that enables doctors…
Gene therapy has made some recent progress—is it enough?
Arstechnica,
Gene therapy has had a long and bumpy history. Although researchers have made some notable and recent progress, past failures—inc…
The Time for DMD Gene Therapy is Now: A Chat with the MDA
Biospace,
After almost 15 years since the first gene therapy trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) began, the dream of a DMD gene…
Sinne: Mit Gentherapie gegen Hörschäden
Spektrum,
Laden... Angespannt beobachtet die junge Frau die Mimik und Gestik ihres Gegenübers und nickt oder lächelt, wenn sie glaubt, es…
The Coming Age of Genetic Therapy
Medical Health News,
In 1869, scientists isolated DNA for the first time. In 1953, they identified its double-helix structure.
The gene therapy revolution is here
MedicalXpress,
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Gene therapy—for so long something that belonged to the future—has just hit the streets.
News story from Big News Network on Wednesday 05 June 2019
Big News Network,
MIL-Evening Report: The gene therapy revolution is here. Medicine is scrambling to keep pace
Foreign Affairs New Zealand,
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Finkel, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University This article is an…
The gene therapy revolution is here. Medicine is scrambling to keep pace
Australasian Science,
This article is an edited extract from Elizabeth Finkel’s address Gene therapy: cure but at what cost? to the National Press…
The gene therapy revolution is here. Medicine is scrambling to keep pace
The Conversation,
This article is an edited extract from Elizabeth Finkel’s address Gene therapy: cure but at what cost? to the National Press…
Medical breakthrough: Seattle man is first adult to get new gene therapy for vision
The Seattle Times,
“To be able to recognize my fiancee’s face... that would be a big deal,” says Toby Willis, whose insurance paid for the $850,000…
Commentary: Gene Therapy and the Race to Improve Healthcare in America
USNews.com,
In 2018, U.S. Food
Call For CRISPR Moratorium Echoes Early Days Of Gene Therapy
Forbes,
A group of influential scientists have urged that clinical use of CRISPR be put on hold in the wake of the Chinese gene-edited…
Medical breakthrough: Seattle man is first adult to get new gene therapy for vision
MedicalXpress,
Toby Willis gave up on medical miracles long ago. The Seattle man's eyesight started deteriorating when he was just a kid and…
Medical breakthrough: Seattle man is first adult to get new gene therapy for vision
The Spokesman-Review,
Toby Willis gave up on medical miracles long ago. The Seattle man’s eyesight started deteriorating when he was just a kid and…
Medical breakthrough: Seattle man is first adult to get new gene therapy for vision
The Seattle Times,
“To be able to recognize my fiancee’s face... that would be a big deal,” says Toby Willis, whose insurance paid for the $850,000…
Resistance to Common Germs Poses a Hurdle to New Gene Therapies
Scientific American,
A popular method of editing genes in research labs could trigger an immune reaction when used in people, according to a new…
Hot and cold news about hand washing
Health Medicinet,
Hello and happy Saturday! Here’s our roundup of the week’s interesting and eclectic news in health and medical science.
Hot and cold news about hand washing
CBC,
Hello and happy Saturday! Here's our roundup of the week's interesting and eclectic news in health and medical science.
Scientists in race to test CRISPR gene-editing technique on cancer
Health Medicinet,
A novel gene-editing technique with intensity to change cancer diagnosis has scientists in a competition to exam it on humans.
Scientists in race to test CRISPR gene-editing technique on cancer
Health Medicinet,
A novel gene-editing technique with potential to revolutionize cancer treatment has scientists in a race to test it on humans.
Scientists in race to test CRISPR gene-editing technique on cancer
Health Medicinet,
A novel gene-editing technique with potential to revolutionize cancer treatment has scientists in a race to test it on humans.
Novel gene-editing tool will be tested against cancer
CBC,
A novel gene-editing technique with potential to revolutionize cancer treatment has scientists in a race to test it on humans.
Scientists Slam Senate Bill Calling For Looser Rules On Stem Cell Treatments
Buzzfeed,
A senate bill would loosen FDA rules on controversial stem cell clinics. “These politicians have no clue what they are talking…
Editing of Human Genes May Begin by Year’s End in the U.S.
Smithsonian Magazine,
SmartNews Keeping you current smithsonian.com an hour ago Should humans be allowed to alter their own genetic code? That…
Siddhartha Mukherjee Follows Up Biography of Cancer With “An Intimate History” of Genetics
Smithsonian Magazine,
Siddhartha Mukherjee’s oncology fellowship more than a decade ago left him with more questions than answers, so he researched…
Explainer: what has been holding gene therapy back?
The Conversation,
Gene therapy is the ultimate comeback kid. A few weeks ago, it celebrated 25 years since the first trial in humans.
The Cure Culture
Vice,
The Cure Culture