Topic: gene editing
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Crispr Pioneer Launches Startup for Custom Gene-Editing Therapies
Aurora Therapeutics, co-founded by CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna, aims to scale personalized gene-editing treatments for rare diseases using a novel FDA regulatory pathway that allows approval based on data from a small number of patients. The company's initial focus is on phenylketonuria (PKU),...
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Planet Hunting and India's Electric Scooter Revolution
The Trump administration's termination of thousands of federal health employees during the government shutdown is expected to severely impact disease surveillance at the CDC, prompting lawsuits from labor unions. Artificial intelligence is causing controversy with tools like OpenAI's Sora 2 video...
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Carbon Removal Funding Slashed as AI Toys Emerge
Climate change threatens global agriculture, prompting companies like Pairwise to use CRISPR gene editing to develop crops resilient to extreme weather and ensure food security. Pairwise has launched milder-flavored mustard greens in the U.S. and is partnering with biotech firms to enhance staple...
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The Future of Gene Editing: Curing Disease Without Limits
David Liu announced a new disease-agnostic gene-editing strategy that could treat multiple unrelated illnesses using a unified molecular framework. Current gene therapies are expensive and tailored to rare conditions, whereas Liu's approach aims to be a universal, scalable platform for broader ap...
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