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CRISPR in Medicine

WebCRISPR tools help researchers create disease models in two main ways: By enabling researchers to verify that candidate disease-causing DNA sequence variants do indeed …

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CRISPR Clinical Trials: A 2024 Update

WebCRISPR Clinical Trials: A 2024 Update. March 13, 2024 Perspectives. By Hope Henderson. It is a remarkable time for the development of CRISPR -based …

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Inaugural Cohort of Fellows Selected for HS Chau Women in …

WebThe Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) today announced the selection of the first cohort of Fellows for the HS Chau Women in Enterprising Science Program (WIES) …

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CRISPR & Health

WebCRISPR proteins act like scissors, cutting DNA. When DNA is cut, the cell repairs it. Scientists can give cells healthy pieces of DNA to use for repair templates, editing DNA …

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IGI Sickle Cell Initiative

WebSickle cell disease is a genetic disease that affects nearly 100,000 Americans and millions more globally, disproportionately affecting people of African descent. People with sickle …

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Paying for CRISPR Cures: The Economics of Genetic Therapies

WebEach course of treatment is estimated to cost about $100 to produce. This example shows that it is possible to make better practices in healthcare. But it will take hard work, …

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Meet Victoria Gray, The First CRISPR Sickle Cell Patient

WebVictoria Gray has sickle cell disease (SCD). SCD is a genetic disease that causes red blood cells to be half moon-shaped instead of round. The sickle-shaped cells …

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IGI's 'Audacious' New Frontier for CRISPR: Editing Microbiomes for

WebTiny Greenhouse Gas Emitters, Big Impact. Methane is one of the most problematic greenhouse gasses arising from human activity, dramatically more potent at …

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CRISPR Clinical Trials: A 2023 Update

WebThe IGI closely tracks the development of new CRISPR-based therapies and the progress of the growing number of clinical trials. For 2023, our annual CRISPR …

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Berkeley Initiative for Optimized Microbiome Editing (BIOME)

WebAudacious Project. Announced in April 2023, the IGI received $70M in funding through the Audacious Project, an initiative housed at TED, to apply precision genome editing to …

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Inside IGI Health

WebThis all-day, in-person conference is designed to bring together the IGI community to highlight the latest ways IGI researchers are using genome engineering to solve …

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Precision Microbiome Editing 101 with Brady Cress and Ben Rubin

WebJennifer Doudna, co-developer of CRISPR genome editing, and Jill Banfield, pioneer of genome-resolved metagenomics, are heading the new Berkeley Initiative for …

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Jonathan Braverman

WebThe Braverman lab is focused on developing precision organoid models across a number of health applications including cancer, infectious disease, and rare/neglected diseases. …

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