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India-Argentina holds 2nd Joint Working Group Meeting on agriculture coope
Updated : 8 months ago IST
According to a release from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Sergio Iraeta, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, from the Argentine side. Both sides underscored the significance of the meeting as a key milestone in deepening bi
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SOHM, Inc. Secures Key Patent for Revolutionary Gene Editing Technology
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3: SOHM, Inc., a globally recognised pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and distributing Generic, Branded Generic, Private label, and Sohm-innovated Pharmaceuticals, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceutical products, announced the approval of a cr
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Union Minister Jitendra Singh to inaugurate National Genome Editing and Tr
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, NGETC is a one-roof state-of-the-art facility that will serve as a national platform to cater to the regional needs to adapt different genome editing methods, including CRISPR-Cas mediated genome modification.
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Swelling in hereditary angioedema patients can be slowed with CRISPR treat
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study suggests that a treatment using the CRISPR genome editing technology alleviates swelling and reduces the frequency of attacks in hereditary angioedema patients.
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Govt begins developing draft guidelines for assessing safety of genome-edi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In the official statement of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, it said the draft guidelines were revised, considered and approved by Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) in its 231st meeting on April 28, 2022.
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Potential of precision genome editing in treating inherited retinal diseas
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): Researchers explain how precision genome editing agents have enabled precise gene correction and disease rescue in inherited retinal diseases (IRDs).
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How mutation functions in the brain, affects anxiety and sociality: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): New research using genome editing technology has allowed scientists to create a model and assess a gene mutation associated with neuropsychiatric disorders in humans. The study has revealed how the mutation functions in the brain and affects anxiety and socia
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Researchers develop engineered 'mini' CRISPR genome editing system
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
California [US], September 7 (ANI): CRISPR gene editing's common analogy is that it works like molecular scissors, cutting out select sections of DNA. Now, assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford University, Stanley Qi, though likes that analogy, thinks it's time to reimagine CRISP
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Genome-editing strategy developed for potential Alzheimer's disease therap
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 18 (ANI): An international research team led by scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a novel strategy using brain-wide genome-editing technology that can reduce Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathologies in genetically modified
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Researchers develop tool to accurately evaluate CRISPR genome editing
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 24 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers from the IDC Herzliya and Bar-Ilan University developed a novel software tool to quantify potential CRISPR-induced errors. CRISPR is the technology that allows researchers to edit genomes by altering DNA sequences and by thus
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Study highlights genome altering can help to treat human retinal degenerat
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 20 (ANI): A study published in journal Human Gene Therapy shows that gene editing therapies, including CRISPR-Cas frameworks, offer the possibility to address transformations causing inherited retinal degenerations, a leading cause of blindness.
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer A Dou
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], October 7 (ANI): The Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2020 was jointly awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna "for the development of a method for genome editing."
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