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A new startup from Feng Zhang and an ex-Illumina executive zeroes in on the epigenome

Bio Pharma Dive

Moonwalk Biosciences, the latest biotech cofounded by the gene editing scientist, joins other startups aiming to alter gene expression without changing DNA.

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Gladstone and UCSF scientists discover BET protein role in Covid-19

Pharmaceutical Technology

Furthermore, researchers found that one of the genes turned on by these BET proteins is ACE2, the same protein that the virus depends on to get into cells. In the latest study, Gladstone graduate student Irene Chen and the team found that the BET proteins switch on genes that block viruses, in SARS-CoV-2 infected cells.

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Mitochondrial drugs, with a twist: Pretzel Therapeutics launches with $72.5M in funding

Bio Pharma Dive

Scientists at Pretzel believe fixing mutated mitochondrial DNA with a mix of small molecule therapies and gene editing could be key to solving a number of hard-to-treat diseases.

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UK scientists say they have found cancer driver in junk DNA

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It has suspected for many years that some diseases may be linked to non-coding or ‘junk’ DNA, but the mechanism behind the pathology hasn’t been worked out. Now, scientists in the UK think they have found a culprit implicated in cancer.

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New CRISPR-Based Tool Called PASTE Gene Editing Inserts Large DNA Sequences at Desired Sites

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Expanding upon the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system, researchers at MIT have designed a new technique called PASTE gene editing that can cut out defective genes and replace them with new genes in a safer and more efficient way. The PASTE gene editing technique was recently published in Nature Biotechnology.

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Researchers speed identification of DNA regions that regulate gene expression

Scienmag

Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have developed a highly efficient method to address a major challenge in biology–identifying the genetic ‘switches’ that regulate gene expression. Credit: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital St.

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Scientists put CRISPR on safer path to patient treatments with new process for evaluating impacts of gene edits that alter rather than “knock out” DNA code

Scienmag

Wilmington, DE, (MARCH 21, 2022) – A new study from scientists at ChristianaCare’s Gene Editing Institute is advancing the safety and efficacy of using CRISPR gene editing in patient treatments by demonstrating how to identify and evaluate the broad-based biological impact of gene editing on targeted tissues, where the edits are designed to fully disable (..)