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- Hundreds of acres of gene-edited crops have already been grown in several states, unencumbered by oversight or regulations. And a few people have eaten them already. “This is not Frankenfood,” said André Choulika, chief executive of Cellectis, one of the companies developing gene-edited crops.
In October, Cellectis hosted a
dinner at Benoit New York, the Alain Ducasse Manhattan restaurant, and served
dishes made from its gene-edited soybeans and potatoes. Guests included professors,
journalists and celebrities like Neil Patrick Harris, the actor.
TOOLS/TECHNIQUES
It’s been an interesting year
for the field of genomics as next-gen sequencing technologies continue to emerge,
evolve, and in some cases, fade to obscurity. This year also brought some big
career and life events for yours truly. Let’s look at some …
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HEALTH/MEDECINE
Despite its dangers, the gene
appears to protect the brain from parasites. When the former nurse Jamie Tyrone
learned that she carried two copies of a gene called ApoE4, she “lost hope and
direction,” and her “days were filled with fear, anxiety and…
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COMPANIES
Illumina, the largest maker of
DNA sequencers, is launching a new DNA sequencer with new architecture it says
could push the cost of decoding a human genome from $1,000 to $100–although
that decrease will not come for years. via Pocket
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At today's J.P. Morgan
Healthcare Conference Illumina made a number of small announcements -- some new
partnerships, Firefly on track for launch later this year, launch of the single
cell workflow partnered with Bio-Rad. via Pocket
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Illumina announced new
sequencers, NovaSeq 5000 and 6000, that could potentially reduces the cost of
human genome sequencing to $100 in the future. via Pocket
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Hokay, that's plenty of law for
me. I don't have any plans to hang out a Robison & Shih Tzu, Specialists in
Patent Law sign; I'm done with formal schooling. Again, all we have seen is
UC's side of the story. via Pocket
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San Diego’s Edico Genome is
now in its fourth year as a startup, and well into the hard slog of striking
partnership deals, generating revenue, and building a business. via Pocket
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The imaging technologies used
in the medical and biotech fields may be powerful and indispensable for
research and diagnosis, but they can also be slow and clumsy — relics of
techniques that go back decades. via Pocket
SOMETHING
DIFFERENT
Need for fillings could be
reduced in future as study reveals natural ability of teeth to repair
themselves can be enhanced using Alzheimer’s drug Dentists have devised a
treatment to regenerate rotten teeth that could substantially reduce the need …
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