NC company helps bring CRISPR to high schools
High school students across the country can now easily and affordably perform cutting-edge gene editing thanks to the new CRISPR in a Box educational kit.
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No pollen? No seeds? NC State researchers develop promising genome editing technique
NC State researchers’ findings could lead to better ways of producing hybrid seeds to maximize crop productivity, or to introduce seedlessness in fruit species lacking the often-desired trait, such as raspberries, blackberries or muscadine grapes.
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Durham gene editing firm strikes big deal; it’s ‘right-sized;’ 80 employees exit
DURHAM – A big licensing deal potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars with an Austrlia-based company at the same time also has triggered what Precision Biosciences calls a “right-sized” organization of the company. “Prior to the announcement, we had 190 employees, with 110 going forward with Precision. Most...
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Can CRISPR gene editing be improved? Yes, says Duke Health researchers
CRISPR gene editing is a breakthrough that has been used to treat diseases such as sickle cell anemia, leukemia and genetic disorders, but it has challenges that limit its broad utility. Let’s take a look.
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Gene editing system from NC State researchers could suppress pesky fruit pests
Researchers have developed a “homing gene drive system” based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila suzukii vinegar flies – so-called “spotted-wing Drosophila” that devastate soft-skinned fruit in North America, Europe and parts of South America – according to new research from North Carolina State University.
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Novo Nordisk strikes potential $2B-plus gene editing deal with Durham’s Life Edit
Gene editing from a Durham-based firm that will target possible new therapeutics has led to a deal with international drug firm Novo Nordisk worth a potential $2 billion if not more. Here are the details.
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Fresh from gene-edited food launch, Durham startup unveils CRISPR tech platform
Gene editing startup Pairwise is quickly making a name for itself among the cutting edge of companies seeking to deploy technology know as CRISPR across the world’s food chain. The latest development came Tuesday when the company unveiled details about its editing platform called Fulcrum.
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CRISPR salads – greens made tastier by gene editing – head to market from Durham startup
A Durham startup pioneering the use of gene editing technology known as CRISPR is shipping its first products to market in what also is a first for the emerging CRISPR industry.
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Gene editing startup Pairwise adds 3 execs in preparing for first food launch
Gearing up for a new gene editing-boosted salad, foodtech startup Pairwise has added three executives to its management team.
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