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COVID prompts another milestone, as India clears first DNA vaccine

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The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the development of mRNA-based vaccines, and its influence has now extended to DNA-based shots as well, with Zydus Cadila’s ZyCoV-D getting emergency use authorisation in India. Proponents of the approach claim that DNA vaccines may have advantages over other technologies like mRNA.

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Opinion: Where are the guidelines for the production of animals with intentional genomic alterations?

STAT News

Genetic engineering has the potential to transform how we raise animals for meat and other products, making food safer, improving animal health and welfare, and shrinking animal agriculture’s environmental footprint. Pigs that are less likely to induce allergic reactions in humans.

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IBC vs. IRB: What’s the Difference?

Advarra

IBCs, however, seek to protect study personnel, the community, and the environment from exposure to engineered genetic material and other biohazardous agents. IBCs include members who possess expertise in genetic engineering, biological safety, infectious diseases, and environmental protection. What Does an IBC Review?

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New approach can add diversity to crop species without breeding GMOs

Scienmag

Genetic technique edits every chloroplast in a plant, but does not change nuclear DNA of offspring Credit: Image by Hiroko Uchida CC BY-SA 4.0, [link] Breeding better crops through genetic engineering has been possible for decades, but the use of genetically modified plants has been limited by technical challenges and popular controversies.

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FDA Issues Two Guidance Documents on Food Allergen Labeling Requirements

FDA Law Blog

1, 2023; The applicability of food allergen labeling requirements to specific products (e.g., labeling of major food allergens in bulk foods, dietary supplements, protein-free ingredients, and foods produced through genetic engineering); and. Other technical labeling matters. 1, 2023, sesame.

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CRISPR Therapeutics begins natural killer cell cancer tie-up with Nkarta

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Founded by Nobel prize winner Emmanuelle Charpentier, CRISPR Therapeutics has been at the forefront of the gene editing technology and has refined it to the point where it can be used to accurately edit DNA to correct genetic conditions or modify cells to fight disease.

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mRNA Therapeutics and mRNA Vaccines Industry: Current Scenario and Future Trends

Roots Analysis

Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) is a single-stranded molecule that is complementary to a gene’s DNA. It is important in the process of protein synthesis because mRNA is responsible for transferring genetic information from DNA to ribosomes, which then decodes the genetic information into a protein.

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