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Crispr Heart Disease Biotech Raises $94M in New Funds

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A company applying Crispr gene-editing technology to treat inherited heart disease is raising $94 million in its second venture funding round. . . . → Read More: Crispr Heart Disease Biotech Raises $94M in New Funds

Gates Funding Home-Based Crispr Covid-19 Diagnostic

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A medical device developer is receiving a Gates Foundation grant for a simple test to detect Covid-19 infections, done completely at home. . . . → Read More: Gates Funding Home-Based Crispr Covid-19 Diagnostic

Crispr Edits Out HIV-Like Genes from Monkey DNA

Kamel Khalili and Tricia Burdo

Researchers show the gene-editing technique Crispr can remove genes gained from infections similar to HIV in lab monkeys, as well as viral signals from their bodies. . . . → Read More: Crispr Edits Out HIV-Like Genes from Monkey DNA

Biotech Creating More Efficient Crispr Therapies

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A biotechnology company is developing treatments for cancer and other diseases using Crispr gene editing delivered with more efficient synthetic proteins. . . . → Read More: Biotech Creating More Efficient Crispr Therapies

Nanoscale Particles Deliver Crispr Cancer Treatments

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Researchers in Israel developed techniques to deliver gene editing therapies with lipid nanoscale particles that in lab mice killed cancer cells and increased survival. . . . → Read More: Nanoscale Particles Deliver Crispr Cancer Treatments

Electric Crispr Chip Quickly Detects Covid-19 Virus

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An engineering lab developed a chip device that uses gene editing and an electric field to detect viruses responsible for Covid-19 infections. . . . → Read More: Electric Crispr Chip Quickly Detects Covid-19 Virus

Crispr Therapy Shown to Help Blood Disorder Patients

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Interim clinical trial results show an experimental treatment derived from gene-edited stem cells relieves symptoms in patients with severe inherited blood diseases. . . . → Read More: Crispr Therapy Shown to Help Blood Disorder Patients

Quick Crispr-Based Test Detects Malaria in Blood

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A blood test designed for low-resource field settings is shown to quickly detect and distinguish between different malaria parasites needed to accurately diagnose the disease. . . . → Read More: Quick Crispr-Based Test Detects Malaria in Blood

Crispr Heart Therapy Demonstrated in Monkeys

Heart and major blood vessels

An experimental therapy using a precise gene editing technique is shown in lab monkeys to reverse the cause of a chronic form of heart disease. . . . → Read More: Crispr Heart Therapy Demonstrated in Monkeys

Biotechs Partner on Crispr for Stem Cell Transplants

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A biotechnology partnership is evaluating a synthetic antibody to make it safer for people with genetic diseases to receive gene-edited bone marrow stem-cell transplants. . . . → Read More: Biotechs Partner on Crispr for Stem Cell Transplants