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Gene therapy blocks a painful hereditary disease. New hope in the face of genetic diseases
News Published on 02/05/2024 at 4:37 p.m. Updated 02/05/2024 at 4:37 p.m. Reading 3 min. A new type of gene therapy has transformed the lives of people with a rare…
Born deaf, child hears for the very first time thanks to gene therapy
News Published on 01/24/2024 at 4:38 p.m. Updated 01/24/2024 at 4:38 p.m. Reading 2 min. Thanks to a clinical trial carried out in the United States, Aissam Dam, an 11-year-old…
Here is the gene that makes men infertile
The happiness of having a child with your partner is something many people dream of. However, it is rarely a completely uncomplicated process. On the way, there are both obstacles…
Some people have the “happiness gene”, this test now allows us to find out
A new genetic test developed in the United Kingdom allows us to find out who has the “happiness gene”. If happiness is a subjective notion whose definition depends on each…
A revolutionary gene therapy approved to treat sickle cell disease
News Published on 12/21/2023 at 10:53 a.m. Updated 12/21/2023 at 10:53 a.m. Reading 3 min. A week after US authorities, the European Medicines Agency approved the first drug using CRISPR/Cas9,…
The combined World Cup was dominated by a real gene lottery winner – an expert who knows the results: “He’s a freak” | Sport
Jarl Magnus Riiber masters both ski jumping and cross-country skiing. According to Urheilu’s expert Petter Kukkonen, Riiber has also been lucky. Anu Karttunen, Petra Manner Jarl Magnus Riiberin on Saturday,…
Nobel prize-winning gene scissors approved for blood diseases
Share the article Save the article full screen Great Britain has been the first country in the world to approve the so-called gene scissors for the treatment of serious blood…
Nobel prize-winning gene scissors approved for blood diseases
Three years ago, the technology was awarded the Nobel Prize, a research that was partly developed at the University of Umeå. Now Britain has become the first country in the…
What is a gene?
A gene is a small portion of DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, which carries the individual’s genetic information. Genes are positioned in the absence of modification in the same place on a…
The gene therapy company Uniqure is reducing its workforce by 20 percent
The Dutch gene therapy company Uniqure will reduce its workforce by 20 percent, corresponding to 114 jobs. It is reported by Reuters. The company will also reduce its investments in…