AlphaGalileo

Gene disruption triggers ploidy doubling in watermelon

Polyploid crops often display enhanced vigor, larger organs, and unique reproductive behaviors, making polyploidization a ...
The Scientist

Engineered Prime Editors with Improved Precision Could Provide Safer Cell and Gene Therapies

Researchers from MIT have incorporated several modifications to prime editing systems, making them up to 60 times more ...
Medscape

Gene-Edited Cells Alleviate Pain Crisis in Sickle Cell Disease

Exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel), a CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited cell therapy, eliminated vaso-occlusive crises in 97% of ...
The Joplin Globe

Vertex Announces CASGEVY® Reimbursement Agreement for the Treatment of Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease in Italy

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today a reimbursement agreement with the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) for eligible transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia (TDT) and severe sickle ...