by rss feed | Nov 22, 2022 | CRISPR, CRISPR sickle cell, CRISPR therapy, gene editing, Informational, News Feeds
When I first heard of CRISPR gene editing I was excited for my lab to try it out, but it seemed a long way from the field having even one CRISPR therapy available to treat human disease. In the Knoepfler lab, we study genetic and genomic programming in human...
by rss feed | Jan 23, 2022 | Aging, Altos Labs, CRISPR, Myc, News Feeds
The big news of the week was the launch of Altos labs and their ambitious plan to tackle aging through cell therapies. Altos has recruited a large number of top cell biologists away from academia. That team plus top biotech execs and a $3B war chest make Altos one to...
by rss feed | Nov 4, 2021 | cancer, CRISPR, CRISPR Therapeutics, News Feeds
CRISPR Therapeutics has been pursuing the idea of using gene-editing to make universally compatible stem cells for some time, but there’s an new development in this space. The potential here is big. What if you could make cloaked stem cells that could be used to...
by rss feed | Jan 17, 2021 | CRISPR, CRISPR sickle cell, News Feeds, Parkinson's Disease, Sickle Cell Disease, Weekend Reads, weekly reads
I’m playing catch-up on some reading given how busy I’ve been and this includes a groundbreaking NEJM pub on CRISPR for Sickle Cell and Thalassemia. CRISPR for Sickle Cell From December, here’s the key paper in the NEJM: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing for...
by rss feed | Jan 17, 2021 | CRISPR, CRISPR sickle cell, News Feeds, Parkinson's Disease, Sickle Cell Disease, Weekend Reads, weekly reads
I’m playing catch-up on some reading given how busy I’ve been and this includes a groundbreaking NEJM pub on CRISPR for Sickle Cell and Thalassemia. CRISPR for Sickle Cell From December, here’s the key paper in the NEJM: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing for...
by rss feed | Nov 24, 2020 | bioethics, biohacker Rich Lee, biohackers, biohacking, biohacking CRISPR, CRISPR, gene editing, Josiah Zayner, Ling Ling Chang, Mina Kim, News Feeds, The Odin
How should we view biohackers and their DIY use of CRISPR outside of the traditional industry or academic lab environment? Introduction to “Biohackers” and DIY CRISPR Who are biohackers exactly? They are people who “hack” their own biology by transforming their bodies...
