«It's very gratifying to
see gene editing technology being brought to practical applications.»
Not exact matches
Indeed, for all the excitement over paradigm - shifting
technologies in healthcare and medicine —
gene -
editing through CRISPR, virtual reality surgical training — it seems we are
seeing more and more examples of people solving age - old problems through a stroke of ingenuity.
Well, one startup is seeking to take a very different approach: Exonics Therapeutics, which has secured $ 5 million in seed funding from CureDuchenne Ventures to
see if the revolutionary new CRISPR - Cas - 9
gene -
editing technology can be used to target the root genetic deficiency at the heart of the disease.
This year we can expect to
see large numbers of CRISPR
gene -
editing trials, but some are still afraid of this amazing
technology.
As we've
seen with standard transgenic techniques and other
gene -
editing technologies, if you develop a product for human consumption, it will be rejected by elements of society.