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ستاد فرهنگسازی اقتصاد دانش بنیان Allergan and Editas Begin Recruiting for CRISPR/Cas9 Clinical Trial for LCA10

Allergan and Editas Begin Recruiting for CRISPR/Cas9 Clinical Trial for LCA10

Allergan, a global pharmaceutical company, and Editas Medicine, a developer of gene-editing therapies, have begun patient recruitment for a Phase 1/2 clinical trial for a CRISPR/Cas9 treatment for people with Leber congenital amaurosis 10 (LCA10). The treatment targets a specific mutation (c.2991+1655A>G in Intron 26) of the gene CEP290.

ستاد فرهنگسازی اقتصاد دانش بنیان New cause of cell aging discovered

New cause of cell aging discovered

The work, from Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Nick Graham and his team in collaboration with Scott Fraser, Provost Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, and Pin Wang, Zohrab A. Kaprielian Fellow in Engineering, was recently published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

ستاد فرهنگسازی اقتصاد دانش بنیان Delivery system can make RNA vaccines more powerful

Delivery system can make RNA vaccines more powerful

Vaccines made from RNA hold great potential as a way to treat cancer or prevent a variety of infectious diseases. Many biotech companies are now working on such vaccines, and a few have gone into clinical trials.

ستاد فرهنگسازی اقتصاد دانش بنیان New protein found in strongest spider web material

New protein found in strongest spider web material

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and Slovenia has found a previously unknown protein in the strongest known spider web material. In their paper published in the journal Communications Biology, the group describes their study of Darwins bark spider silk and the glands that produce it.

ستاد فرهنگسازی اقتصاد دانش بنیان Welcome to our spotlight on gene therapy!

Welcome to our spotlight on gene therapy!

Gene therapy has the potential to eliminate a number of diseases which are currently causing distress to patients and burden on the healthcare system. Gene therapies have been tested in vitro and were deployed in the clinic for the first time in 2017. The promise of a ‘cure’ has proved tempting for investors and developers alike.

ستاد فرهنگسازی اقتصاد دانش بنیان Iranian Knowledge-based Companies Will Attend China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF)

Iranian Knowledge-based Companies Will Attend China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF)

The advisor to the vice president for science and technology affairs announced sending a commercial delegation encompassing creative and technological knowledge-based companies of Iran to China, stating: visiting and attending the CHTF is one of the highlights of the trip.

ستاد فرهنگسازی اقتصاد دانش بنیان Mechanical forces control cell fate during brain formation

Mechanical forces control cell fate during brain formation

A new study coordinated by the Research Group in Developmental Biology at UPF shows that during the embryonic development of the brain, the cells that are between adjacent segments detect the mechanical forces generated during morphogenesis to regulate the balance between progenitor stem cells and differentiated neurons.

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