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Genetic engineering RNA
#CRISPR #Gene editing #Genetic engineering #RNA #University of California

Beyond CRISPR: New mechanism for genetic programming discovered

A team of researchers have discovered the bridge recombinase mechanism, a precise and powerful tool to recombine and rearrange DNA in a programmable way. The study, published in Nature, reports their discovery of the first DNA recombinase that uses a non-coding RNA for sequence-specific selection of… Read More

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#Lung cancer #Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) #Oncology #University of California

Genetically engineered dendritic cells enhance lung cancer therapy

A study by researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center in the US suggests that injecting engineered dendritic cells directly into cancerous lung tumours can help promote a stronger immune response. When tested in mice with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the team discovered… Read More

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CAR-T cell
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Researchers hope to cure HIV using CAR-T cells

University of California researchers have dosed the second participant in their clinical trial to identify a potential cure for HIV utilising CAR-T cell therapy. The first participant was dosed with anti-HIV duoCAR T cells at UC Davis Medical Center in mid-August. The trial is the first-in-human… Read More

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