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Genomeediting is an exciting but still nascent field, and companies in the area face as many obstacles as they do opportunities. Maybe in 50 years’ time we’ll be using geneediting to lower cholesterol, but it won’t replace statins in anyone but those with life threatening mutations for a long time”. Zinc fingers.
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AstraZeneca’s rare disease firm Alexion is set to expand its genomicmedicine portfolio with the acquisition of geneediting specialist LogicBio Therapeutics, in a deal worth approximately $68 million. The post AstraZeneca pays record 660% premium for geneediting company LogicBio appeared first on.
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