STAT News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

At a far distant point in Earth’s ancient past, two separate, single-celled life forms — an archaeon and a bacteria — became one in an act either of symbiosis or enslavement, depending on which microbiologist you ask. These capsule-shaped organelles don’t just turn oxygen and nutrients into chemical energy.

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Genetic Disease Bacteria Genetics Hormones 128

pharmaphorum

JANUARY 20, 2021

Ella, 28, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis – a rare genetic disease which causes a build-up of thick, sticky mucus in the lungs, digestive tract, and sinuses – at 18 months old. This sticky mucus gets trapped and breeds infections from bacteria I inhale,” says Ella, who adds she was “terrified” of doctors as a child.

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Bacteria Bacterium DNA Doctors 113

Camargo

JULY 27, 2021

The technology of gene therapy is possible due to extensive DNA research and our resulting understanding of many diseases on the genetic level, and it encompasses several mechanisms such as introducing new genes (gene addition) and inactivating or replacing mutated genes (gene editing).

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Gene Therapy Gene Gene Editing Genetics 238

XTalks

DECEMBER 22, 2021

This included Eli Lilly’s partnership with Netherlands-based RNA biotech ProQR Therapeutics this year to develop RNA editing-based therapies for rare genetic diseases, namely blindness-causing retinal conditions, based on the company’s proprietary Axiomer RNA editing platform technology. The deal is worth $1.5

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