The Netherlands is busy adapting in all kinds of ways in order to deal with the corona pandemic. But are our corona measures effective at all? What are the benefits of testing? And why does a vaccine take so long to develop? Biomedical chemist Willem Mulder offers answers to these questions. And he explains how his research is contributing to a solution to the pandemic.

For the past fifteen years, Mulder (43) has been conducting research into nanomaterials that can regulate how the immune system functions. His main focus is on the development of new treatment methods for cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and post-transplant rejection. Although his work can also be applied to many other diseases, including the novel coronavirus. But how can research into new treatments for combatting cancer and carrying out transplants be of any use in the current pandemic? In order to understand this, we need to explain Mulders work method.

Normally Mulder travels back and forth between New York and Eindhoven. In New York, he is Professor of Radiology and Professor of Oncological Sciences at the BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In Eindhoven, he works part-time as a professor of Precision Medicine at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Furthermore, he is co-founder of Trained Therapeutix Discovery, a company that develops immune therapies which are based on nanomaterials.

On both sides of the ocean, the work of Mulder and his fellow scientists focuses on guiding our immune system to fight diseases. We use nanotechnology to regulate the immune response. Immune cells are produced by stem and precursor cells in the bone marrow. We take control of this production process, so to speak. This allows us to ensure that the immune system achieves whats called a tolerant immune status when the immune system is suppressed. This is very important in organ transplants, for example, so that a patients body will not consequently reject a transplanted organ. The opposite is true for cancer. Then the immune system needs to be intolerant towards a tumor. In these situations, we actually want to trigger immunity, Mulder explains.

Mulders work is best understood when you keep these two scenarios in mind. In one case, you want a patients immune system to have a specific level of tolerance for a transplanted organ. In the other, you want to induce an aggressive immune response against tumor cells. Both scenarios can be applied to many different pathologies, including the novel coronavirus. The regulation of the immune response is crucial when dealing with SARS-CoV-2 infections. A properly functioning immune system can prevent or in case of infection swiftly eradicate the infection. On the other hand, the infection can cause COVID-19 disease in infected patients whose immune system is not functioning adequately. With potentially disastrous consequences. There are plenty of parallels with COVID-19. We see many similarities between hyperinflammation in COVID-19 patients and the immune response after transplants, Mulder continues.

Now, about our immune system. It comprises two parts. The congenital (or non-specific) part is mainly made up of phagocytes. These are cells that can, as it were, eat bacteria, viruses, and fungi. This part of the immune system is our first line of defense and is ready to fight off an invasion of our bodies. When someone has mild symptoms after becoming infected with the coronavirus, that persons natural immune system is perfectly capable of getting rid of the virus.

When the congenital part of the immune system is unable to get rid of an infection, the adaptive part of the immune system takes over the defense task. A virus is made up of a genetic code (RNA) that is packaged in tiny globules of lipids and proteins. Certain types of phagocytes referred to as antigen-presenting cells break down a virus into small molecular fragments called antigens. Cells of the adaptive immune system (lymphocytes) recognize the antigens and are thereby activated. This triggers a cascade of processes that generate a specific immunological memory where antibodies play an important role.

Consequently, those people who experience few issues after infection with SARS-CoV-2 may not be able to build up a high enough level of immunity. When the natural immune system is able to clear the infection itself, there is no strong adaptive immune response needed in order to achieve immunity.

When asked why the elderly in particular are not resistant to COVID-19, Mulder answers: Although it does happen, the amount of young people dying from this virus is statistically negligible. That may be because the immune system doesnt function as well as it should since the number of lymphocytes in the blood declines with age. This is also often the case with people with underlying conditions. For example, the immune systems of people who are overweight, diabetic, or have cardiovascular diseases tend to age much faster. Thats why we suspect that COVID-19 patients with underlying conditions are more susceptible to the disease process spiraling out of control.

Mulder says that it is especially important now to use tests as a means of gaining insight into whether herd immunity is being built up or not. In order to do this, it is essential to know how many people among the population have antibodies. Mulder: Because the only people who have been tested in The Netherlands are those who have had the disease get out of hand, you tend to get a distorted picture. Now it seems as if it is mainly the elderly who are infected. We want to know exactly how the disease progresses in people who have no noticeable symptoms. So far, our policy is based on one-sided data.

In countries where a lot of testing has been done, we see that lots of young people have been infected. From the outset of the crisis, I couldnt understand why no investment was being made into testing on a large scale. It is only then that its actually possible to gain proper insights into how immunity works when it comes to SARS-CoV-2.

Mulder is concerned about the future course of the corona crisis. He emphasizes that the pandemic has just begun. And that we will experience the consequences of the subsequent (economic) damage for a long time to come. Its now just a matter of waiting for a vaccine before we can fully get back to the normal order of the day. As well as a definitively stamp out any new infections. Mulder points out that there are viral infections such as HIV where its never been possible to produce a vaccine. However, he is hopeful that this will succeed for SARS-CoV-2 because it has now been proven that laboratory animals can be vaccinated against the virus.

Making a vaccine is a very complicated and time-consuming process. Mulder explains: A vaccine ensures that you build up immunity and produce antibodies yourself. These antibodies can also be obtained in other ways. One way to do this is to take plasma from people who have been infected and who, as a result, have developed antibodies. Or you could develop antibodies in a lab. The latter has been done by research teams at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and Utrecht University here in The Netherlands. This type of antibody therapy can certainly provide some relief. However, it is laborious, costly, and difficult to implement on a large scale.

The development of a vaccine takes a long time because it requires a method of getting a pathogen into a person without making that person sick. The pathogen has to be recognized by the immune system in order to trigger an immune response that ultimately provides immunity. Various strategies are possible for achieving this. A vaccine can be based on weakened strains of the pathogen, e.g. by using harmless viruses, by using the genetic code of antigens or by producing the antigens themselves.

The complexity of our immune system makes it extremely difficult to predict which strategy is most likely to succeed. In any event, a considerable amount of time is needed to test the vaccines and produce them on a large scale. Normally, it can take up to 10 years to develop a successful vaccine. Hopefully, that will now happen faster. At the moment, there are about a hundred serious initiatives underway for this at major pharmaceutical companies such as Johnson & Johnson as well as at start-ups and universities, Mulder adds.

Reports have appeared in the media about the use of the malaria medication hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19. The immune response to COVID-19 can get out of control with hyperinflammation as a result. Drugs such as hydroxychloroquine may help. Nephrologist Raphal Duivenvoorden of the Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc) is researching the effects of this drug on the immune system.

Willem Mulder is also participating in that study. It is a cheap drug with relatively few side effects. However, the timing of the treatment is very important because the immune systems response can worsen the disease. We expect to complete our study this month. Incidentally, there are plenty of medications that are undergoing testing at the moment. Take, for example, those immune therapies that specifically render immune-regulating molecules harmless.

Since the start of the lockdown, The Netherlands has been working hard to make the one-and-a-half-meter society part and parcel of daily life. Some have been critical of the measures introduced by the government and prefer a Swedish corona policy whereby the economy is kept going for the most part.

Mulder understands the decisions made by the Dutch government: Its new territory. We didnt know how the virus would behave or what the long-term effects would be. When you get the flu once in a while, your immune system is quite capable of maintaining a certain level of immunity against new flu strains.

We are born in a situation where both the flu and a certain degree of immunity to it already exists. In contrast, SARS-CoV-2 is completely new. Anyone can get infected. Then it is only logical that strict measures are introduced even when the mortality rate is relatively low. However, its quite difficult to compare countries and regions. Sweden is a sparsely populated country. The Netherlands is not. Population density is also the reason that there are so many infections and deaths in a huge city like New York.

Mulder goes on to add that he finds the introduction of corona measures somewhat worrying: A lockdown was necessary, but I hope it doesnt become the new normal. Governments in the West are now assuming a great deal of power. Freedoms are being taken away from young people while statistically, the problem does not rest with this group. We did what was necessary during the lockdown. I think the quid pro quo answer to this should be that this should not be abused. I hope that people are keeping a watchful eye on this.

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During these unprecedented times we are faced with the unique challenge of finding new ways to deliver educational material to our constituents to achieve Texas A&M Agri- Life Extensions vision to Help Texans Better Their Lives. With that we are offering some distance learning opportunities so you can learn more, but in the safety and comfort of your own home.

May 15 Online Beef Cattle and Forage Management Program will be held from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on May 15. The program, presented by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Atascosa, Bexar, Guadalupe and Wilson counties, will offer one general Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education unit for attendees.

The cost is $10. Attendees will need a laptop or desktop computer and internet access. To register, email Chris Lambert at christopher.lambert@ ag.tamu.edu. Once registered, attendees will be provided the link for participation. Make checks payable to Bexar County Ag and Natural Resources Committee and mail to:

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 212, San Antonio, TX 78230.

Program Topics and presenters will be:

COVID-19 and Its Potential Impact on the Cattle Market, David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist.

Purchasing Replacement Females How to Invest My Dollars, Joe Paschal, Ph.D. AgriLife Extension livestock specialist.

Tips for Getting the Most Return out of Pastures, Josh McGinty, Ph.D., Agri- Life Extension agronomist.

Cost-Saving Tips for Managing Brush, Bob Lyons, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension range specialist.

Biosecurity with Animal Issues During and After a Disaster, Bryan Davis, AgriLife Extension disaster assessment and recovery agent.

May 19 Wildlife Damage Management Series This session will cover Skunks, Coons, Opossumsand More. Presenters are Dr. Maureen Frank and Dr. John Tomecek, Extension Wildlife Specialists. The series will be conducted online from 12-1 p.m. Cost is $10 per session. Checks should be made payable and mailed to Atascosa Wildlife and Fisheries Committee, P.O. Box 379, Leming, Texas 78050. Each session will offer one (1.0) I.P.M. continuing education credit for Private, Commercial and Non-Commercial Applicators. Certificates of completion will be mailed after participant attendance is verified and payment is processed. Please RSVP by the Friday prior to each event by calling 830-569-0034.

Reproduction Management Workshop previously scheduled for May 20 is postponed to October 2020.

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Stem Cell Partnering Terms and Agreements 2010-2020" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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People who grew up at high elevations might be less susceptible to the novel coronavirus, according to arecent study of the virus impactin high altitude communities.

The study, which was published by the Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology journal, compared case data for the virus among communities in Bolivia, Tibet and Ecuador and found that cities and towns in higher elevations have reported fewer COVID-19 cases.

According to BoliviasMinistry of Health websiteLa Paz, Bolivia, has reported 328 cases of the virus and Santa Cruz, Bolivia has reported 2,300 cases as of Friday. La Paz sits 11,943 feet above sea level with a population of 2.7 million people. Santa Cruz is 1,365 feet above sea level with a population of 1.6 million people. For some context, Breckenridge is 9,600 feet above sea level.

This is data that strongly suggests that high altitude is protective, said Dr. Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja, director of the High Altitude Pulmonary and Pathology Institute in La Paz and one of the researchers on the study.

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When the virus attacks a persons lungs it causes hypoxia, a term used for oxygen deficiency in the body. Zubieta-Calleja said its similar to taking a person from sea level and putting them at the peak of Mount Everest. People who live at high altitude develop a tolerance to hypoxia and this may help them fight the virus, he said.

To take the theory even further, Zubieta-Calleja suggests a potential treatment for the virus could be to increase a persons red blood cell count at the early stages of the disease to simulate the biology of people who already live at high altitude.

You have to increase the red blood cells for people in order to survive the acute phase, the critical, phase of COVID, he said.

Zubieta-Calleja said a doctor would have to inject the hormone erythropoietin into a persons blood, which would stimulate the production of red blood cells.

That way your red blood cells increase and when things get more severe, then you have a reserve of red blood cells, he said.

However, some doctors are skeptical of studies like this one, because there is still so much researchers dont know about the virus.

Dr. Erik Swenson, a pulmonologist from the University of Washington, said the study shouldnt change how people live their lives in the pandemic.

It could be true, but they dont have the information to really tease out whether this is hypoxia that is living at these altitudes or is it a whole host of other factors that are relevant to those populations, he said.

Swenson suggested the ability to widely test COVID patients in these areas varies and other factors such as low pollution, healthier lifestyles and the dispersion of molecules at high altitude might contribute to the low number of cases in high altitude areas.

One of Zubieta-Callejas previous articles suggests that ultraviolet light can act as a natural disinfectant, which might be a possible reason for why less people have the virus in high altitude areas as well.

Researchers also arent sure how long a person would have to live at high altitude in order to develop the tolerance to hypoxia required to prevent COVID.

Summit County physician Dr. Christine Ebert-Santos said people living at high altitude shouldnt use this information as a reason to stop following protocols that prevent the spread of the disease.

Because of all the other factors involved in this infection, we really cant change anything that were doing, she said. We still have to be just as cautious about the contagious virus (and) the presence of a person who could spread the virus.

Ebert-Santos also said that people come from all over in Summit County and tolerance to hypoxia varies from person to person.

Even though we could say these are potential mitigating factors of COVID infection, we cannot promise any individual that they have more protection or they would have a less severe course, she said.

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If you're experiencing nervousness, racing thoughts, difficulty getting to sleep or even panic during thecoronavirus pandemic, you're not alone. This is astressful time. It's only natural that we'd feel a little amped and uneasy.

If you're having trouble relaxing, avoidingsugarandcaffeineis a must. These ingredients can further stress our bodies and set us up for anxiety. On the flip side, there are foods that can help support our nervous system, increase our resiliency to stress, and even make us feel calm right after we eat them.

As we move through this crazy time, let's lean on these nine foods that promote relaxation.

A fermented drink that falls somewhere betweenyogurtand milk,kefiris a great addition to your social distancing routine. It can be made from dairy milk ornut milkand contains high amounts of beneficial bacteria, which support a healthy gut microbiome. At first glance, our gut health might seem unrelated to our nervous systems, but it's actually quite the opposite. Studies have shown not only thatstress can alter the microbiomein undesirable ways, but thatanxiety could actually be alleviatedby regulating gut bacteria.

You can drink kefir plain or use it as a creamy base for recipes like in thischilled avocado, cucumber and kefirsoup recipe by Julie Smolyansky.

Fatty fish such assalmonare full of omega-3 fatty acids, which have proven to be extremely beneficial for calming the nervous system. In fact, a systematic review of 19 clinical trials -- published inJAMA Open Network--showed that improvements in anxiety symptoms were associated with omega-3 fatty acid treatment. Try thismaple mustard grilled salmon recipefrom Christine Gallary and add salmon to the menu a few times a week.

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Tart cherriescontain high levels of various phytochemicals, including melatonin. You've probably heard of melatonin before; it's known as the "sleep hormone" because our bodies release it in the evening to help us get to sleep. Well,studies have shownthat consuming tart cherry juice increases melatonin levels and can improve sleep quality and duration. If you're having trouble winding down at night, tart cherries might be the perfect food to lean on.

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Have you ever wondered whycucumber wateris so popular? It could be because the smell ofcucumbershas natural stress-relieving properties. And it's not only the smell, either. This low-sugar fruit also contains B vitamins, which help support our central nervous system. In fact,studieshave shown that a B complex vitamin can improve anxiety symptoms compared to placebo.

Plenty of studies have found interesting links between vitamin C and mood. In fact, one study on 42 high school students showed thatvitamin C actually lowered anxiety levels. Citrus fruits -- which includelemons,limes, oranges and grapefruit -- are one of the best ways to get vitamin C in your diet. Here'show to segment citrusfor easy, mess-free eating.

You might not think of Vegemite as a health food, buta study, published in 2018, showed that people who consume yeast-based spreads -- such asMarmite, Vegemite, Promite and Aussiemite -- have lower levels of anxiety and stress. According to the researchers, the B vitamin content in these spreads is likely to thank for their anxiety-reducing powers. To start using Vegemite, try spreading it thinly on one side of agrilled cheese sandwich. It adds a bitter, salty flavor that you may just learn to love.

Onionsare one of the best sources ofprebiotic fiber, which helps to feed healthy gut bacteria. As we now know, a balanced microbiome is essential for optimal mental health. Other sources of prebiotic fiber include leeks,bananas,garlicandapples. Try adding raw onions to salads or whips of thisEasy Caramelized Onions recipefrom Aida Mollenkamp.

Pumpkin seedsare one of the best sources of magnesium, which is often referred to as the "relaxation" mineral and is one of the topstress-relieving nutrients. Many of us are deficient in magnesium, as processed foods are virtually devoid of it. But luckily, pumpkin seeds provide more than 150 mg of magnesium per cup, which is almost 50% of your daily recommended intake. Try thishomemade pumpkin seed milk recipe, from the book Magnesium Everyday Secrets.

Lucky you: Research published in theJournal of Proteome Researchfound that eating about 1 and a half ounces ofdark chocolateper day can actually lead to lower levels of cortisol, which is one of our primary stress hormones. For extra relaxation benefits, dark chocolate also contains significant levels of magnesium. Just make sure you opt for dark chocolate and if you're not sure what to buy, these are thebest dark chocolate barsout there.

Focusing on these foods can help promote relaxation, peaceful sleep, and a sense of calm despite what's going on outside. Luckily, most of these foods are also affordable, delicious and can be prepared in any number of creative ways.

The information contained in this article is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as health or medical advice. Always consult a physician or other qualified health provider regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition or health objectives.

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Sean Doolittle has a lot to say about MLBs plans to return to action, but how do his concerns align with the leagues?Illustration: Eric Barrow (Getty)

While there are certainly many miles of financial sparring between MLB owners and players to get through before the league can return to play, issues rooted in the players concerns over safety. While a good portion, if not all, being the players anger over the owners reneging on a deal they made in March to pay prorated salaries is simply the owners acting like jagoffs, the players have contended that the owners financial risk is matched or exceeded by the players physical one. Today The Athletics Ken Rosenthal and Evan Dreilich got hold of the 67-page memo that outlines how MLB will handle the physical risk and testing to get the season under way.

It covers most everything you would think, while not going into detail about some other things you would hope for. At least not yet. Sean Doolittle outlined what his concerns were a week ago, and it seems a pretty fair checklist for what MLB is proposing to get players back into uniform. To wit:

What Rosenthal and Dreilich have outlined does not address what MLB will do about long-term effects or ailments due to anyone contracting COVID-19. That of course is something that MLB can address when it comes up, as someone is likely going to test positive. But it would also do the players faith some good to have some sort of plan now for long-term care and effects. Theres enough mistrust as is. And no, certainly infertility and hormone ratios arent addressed either, and you can bet a fair amount of players want to ask but are afraid to. Its a major question, as even a mild case could cause a players career to be in severe jeopardy if those long term lung-scarring conditions occur.

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This is addressed. At least the spring training portion protocol calls for multiple locker rooms, and as many facilities outside as possible. With stadiums remaining empty there are certainly more options than before to be repurposed for this. You could easily envision even stadium concourses that will have no need to house fans used for this. In addition theres a pretty stiff regiment of cleaning and disinfecting for each clubhouse. Spring training, at least to start, will be staggered as to how many players there are at once.

A curious aspect is that for spring training, if teams are going to use their home stadiums and not Florida or Arizona bases, they are encouraged to find minor league or college stadiums to spread out players. But that also means another facility that has to be regularly cleaned and sanitized, as well as testing for additional staff who have to man that venue. This one feels like its probably not going into the final agreement.

This is the meat of what Rosenthal and Dreilich have reported. Players will be tested multiple times per week, and will have an intake screening for spring training wherever that takes place. Players will be tested upon arriving at spring training, and then isolate while awaiting results. The idea here is to start spring training with a clean slate as it were, and to separate anyone who tests positive from jump street. Of course, false positives and negatives will make that nearly an impossibility, but thats the nature of the beast here.

Players will have temperature and symptom checks twice daily at the facilities, as well as be expected to conduct daily temperature tests at home. Any abnormality there will result in rapid-result testing for that individual.

Another concern of many players is the well-being of their families, and thats addressed in that the testing sites for players at their ballparks will be available to players families and area health care workers and first responders. Nothing is mentioned about what happens if a family member of a player tests positive, but one would have to think that a player would have to be quarantined, along with anyone he came into contact with. Of course, that could be a good chunk of or even the entire team.

As far as the amount of testing, spreading it out to the ballpark sites at least pushes it into the neighborhood of doable. A rough estimate of players, coaches, clubhouse staff, stadium staff is about 100 per team. A couple of tests per week for everyone still would be about 800-1,000 per month, which shouldnt deprive cities of tests to people who really need them.

There doesnt seem to be much mention of these folks, which seems to leave it up to the airlines or hotels or bus companies they work for to make sure they get tested. MLB will have to address what kind of assurances are going in both directions for this to work.

MLBs outline here is pretty strict, in that anyone even with a raised temperature wont be allowed on site and will remotely receive treatment from the team physician. The team physician will also direct anyone else who needs to be tested and isolated, as well. Perhaps the size of the roster is meant to address this, but its not a hard leap to envision a team having to keep eight or 10 players in quarantine for two weeks of the season with just one positive test or even one suspicion of infection with a raised temp. And Doolittle is right, and its not addressed yet, is what everyone is going to feel if just one player or team employee becomes dangerously ill. Not just for fear of the virus spreading, but MLB having to answer the question as to why it thought a baseball season was worth having if it meant possibly killing even one person.

Doolittles other concerns about players with compromised immune systems or long-standing conditions, as well as family members such as his own wife, basically are addressed in the rigorous and thorough testing and monitoring outlined here. The hope is that all of it will quickly weed out those that have the virus and keep them from the players and staff that are in more danger than most. But obviously, no system is perfect.

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1.6.1.1 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Business Impact Assessment Covid-19

1.6.1.2 Supply Chain Challenges

1.6.1.3 COVID-19s Impact On Crude Oil and Refined Products1.6.2 Market Trends and CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Potential Opportunities in the COVID-19 Landscape1.6.3 Measures / Proposal against Covid-19

1.6.3.1 Government Measures to Combat Covid-19 Impact

1.6.3.2 Proposal for CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Players to Combat Covid-19 Impact1.7 Study Objectives1.8 Years Considered 2 Executive Summary2.1 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size Estimates and Forecasts2.1.1 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue 2015-20262.1.2 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales 2015-20262.2 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size by Region: 2020 Versus 20262.2.1 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Retrospective Market Scenario in Sales by Region: 2015-20202.2.2 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Retrospective Market Scenario in Revenue by Region: 2015-2020 3 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Competitor Landscape by Players3.1 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales by Manufacturers3.1.1 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales by Manufacturers (2015-2020)3.1.2 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales Market Share by Manufacturers (2015-2020)3.2 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue by Manufacturers3.2.1 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue by Manufacturers (2015-2020)3.2.2 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue Share by Manufacturers (2015-2020)3.2.3 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI) (2015-2020)3.2.4 Global Top 10 and Top 5 Companies by CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue in 20193.2.5 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3)3.3 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Price by Manufacturers3.4 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Manufacturing Base Distribution, Product Types3.4.1 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Manufacturers Manufacturing Base Distribution, Headquarters3.4.2 Manufacturers CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Product Type3.4.3 Date of International Manufacturers Enter into CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market3.5 Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans 4 Breakdown Data by Type (2015-2026)4.1 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size by Type (2015-2020)4.1.1 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales by Type (2015-2020)4.1.2 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue by Type (2015-2020)4.1.3 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Average Selling Price (ASP) by Type (2015-2026)4.2 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size Forecast by Type (2021-2026)4.2.1 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales Forecast by Type (2021-2026)4.2.2 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue Forecast by Type (2021-2026)4.2.3 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Average Selling Price (ASP) Forecast by Type (2021-2026)4.3 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Share by Price Tier (2015-2020): Low-End, Mid-Range and High-End 5 Breakdown Data by Application (2015-2026)5.1 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size by Application (2015-2020)5.1.1 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales by Application (2015-2020)5.1.2 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue by Application (2015-2020)5.1.3 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Price by Application (2015-2020)5.2 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size Forecast by Application (2021-2026)5.2.1 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales Forecast by Application (2021-2026)5.2.2 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue Forecast by Application (2021-2026)5.2.3 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Price Forecast by Application (2021-2026) 6 North America6.1 North America CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes by Country6.1.1 North America CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales by Country6.1.2 North America CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue by Country6.1.3 U.S.6.1.4 Canada6.2 North America CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Facts & Figures by Type6.3 North America CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Facts & Figures by Application 7 Europe7.1 Europe CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes by Country7.1.1 Europe CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales by Country7.1.2 Europe CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue by Country7.1.3 Germany7.1.4 France7.1.5 U.K.7.1.6 Italy7.1.7 Russia7.2 Europe CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Facts & Figures by Type7.3 Europe CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Facts & Figures by Application 8 Asia Pacific8.1 Asia Pacific CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes by Region8.1.1 Asia Pacific CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales by Region8.1.2 Asia Pacific CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue by Region8.1.3 China8.1.4 Japan8.1.5 South Korea8.1.6 India8.1.7 Australia8.1.8 Taiwan8.1.9 Indonesia8.1.10 Thailand8.1.11 Malaysia8.1.12 Philippines8.1.13 Vietnam8.2 Asia Pacific CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Facts & Figures by Type8.3 Asia Pacific CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Facts & Figures by Application 9 Latin America9.1 Latin America CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes by Country9.1.1 Latin America CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales by Country9.1.2 Latin America CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue by Country9.1.3 Mexico9.1.4 Brazil9.1.5 Argentina9.2 Central & South America CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Facts & Figures by Type9.3 Central & South America CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Facts & Figures by Application 10 Middle East and Africa10.1 Middle East and Africa CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes by Country10.1.1 Middle East and Africa CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales by Country10.1.2 Middle East and Africa CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue by Country10.1.3 Turkey10.1.4 Saudi Arabia10.1.5 UAE10.2 Middle East and Africa CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Facts & Figures by Type10.3 Middle East and Africa CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Facts & Figures by Application 11 Company Profiles11.1 Caribou Biosciences11.1.1 Caribou Biosciences Corporation Information11.1.2 Caribou Biosciences Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue11.1.3 Caribou Biosciences Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)11.1.4 Caribou Biosciences CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Products Offered11.1.5 Caribou Biosciences Recent Development11.2 Addgene11.2.1 Addgene Corporation Information11.2.2 Addgene Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue11.2.3 Addgene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)11.2.4 Addgene CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Products Offered11.2.5 Addgene Recent Development11.3 CRISPR THERAPEUTICS11.3.1 CRISPR THERAPEUTICS Corporation Information11.3.2 CRISPR THERAPEUTICS Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue11.3.3 CRISPR THERAPEUTICS Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)11.3.4 CRISPR THERAPEUTICS CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Products Offered11.3.5 CRISPR THERAPEUTICS Recent Development11.4 Merck KGaA11.4.1 Merck KGaA Corporation Information11.4.2 Merck KGaA Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue11.4.3 Merck KGaA Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)11.4.4 Merck KGaA CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Products Offered11.4.5 Merck KGaA Recent Development11.5 Mirus Bio LLC11.5.1 Mirus Bio LLC Corporation Information11.5.2 Mirus Bio LLC Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue11.5.3 Mirus Bio LLC Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)11.5.4 Mirus Bio LLC CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Products Offered11.5.5 Mirus Bio LLC Recent Development11.6 Editas Medicine11.6.1 Editas Medicine Corporation Information11.6.2 Editas Medicine Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue11.6.3 Editas Medicine Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)11.6.4 Editas Medicine CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Products Offered11.6.5 Editas Medicine Recent Development11.7 Takara Bio USA11.7.1 Takara Bio USA Corporation Information11.7.2 Takara Bio USA Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue11.7.3 Takara Bio USA Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)11.7.4 Takara Bio USA CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Products Offered11.7.5 Takara Bio USA Recent Development11.8 Thermo Fisher Scientific11.8.1 Thermo Fisher Scientific Corporation Information11.8.2 Thermo Fisher Scientific Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue11.8.3 Thermo Fisher Scientific Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)11.8.4 Thermo Fisher Scientific CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Products Offered11.8.5 Thermo Fisher Scientific Recent Development11.9 Horizon Discovery Group11.9.1 Horizon Discovery Group Corporation Information11.9.2 Horizon Discovery Group Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue11.9.3 Horizon Discovery Group Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)11.9.4 Horizon Discovery Group CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Products Offered11.9.5 Horizon Discovery Group Recent Development11.10 Intellia Therapeutics11.10.1 Intellia Therapeutics Corporation Information11.10.2 Intellia Therapeutics Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue11.10.3 Intellia Therapeutics Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)11.10.4 Intellia Therapeutics CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Products Offered11.10.5 Intellia Therapeutics Recent Development11.1 Caribou Biosciences11.1.1 Caribou Biosciences Corporation Information11.1.2 Caribou Biosciences Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue11.1.3 Caribou Biosciences Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)11.1.4 Caribou Biosciences CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Products Offered11.1.5 Caribou Biosciences Recent Development 12 Future Forecast by Regions (Countries) (2021-2026)12.1 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Estimates and Projections by Region12.1.1 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales Forecast by Regions 2021-202612.1.2 Global CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue Forecast by Regions 2021-202612.2 North America CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size Forecast (2021-2026)12.2.1 North America: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales Forecast (2021-2026)12.2.2 North America: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue Forecast (2021-2026)12.2.3 North America: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size Forecast by Country (2021-2026)12.3 Europe CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size Forecast (2021-2026)12.3.1 Europe: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales Forecast (2021-2026)12.3.2 Europe: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue Forecast (2021-2026)12.3.3 Europe: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size Forecast by Country (2021-2026)12.4 Asia Pacific CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size Forecast (2021-2026)12.4.1 Asia Pacific: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales Forecast (2021-2026)12.4.2 Asia Pacific: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue Forecast (2021-2026)12.4.3 Asia Pacific: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size Forecast by Region (2021-2026)12.5 Latin America CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size Forecast (2021-2026)12.5.1 Latin America: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales Forecast (2021-2026)12.5.2 Latin America: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue Forecast (2021-2026)12.5.3 Latin America: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size Forecast by Country (2021-2026)12.6 Middle East and Africa CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size Forecast (2021-2026)12.6.1 Middle East and Africa: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Sales Forecast (2021-2026)12.6.2 Middle East and Africa: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Revenue Forecast (2021-2026)12.6.3 Middle East and Africa: CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market Size Forecast by Country (2021-2026) 13 Market Opportunities, Challenges, Risks and Influences Factors Analysis13.1 Market Opportunities and Drivers13.2 Market Challenges13.3 Market Risks/Restraints13.4 Porters Five Forces Analysis13.5 Primary Interviews with Key CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Players (Opinion Leaders) 14 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis14.1 Value Chain Analysis14.2 CRISPR And CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Customers14.3 Sales Channels Analysis14.3.1 Sales Channels14.3.2 Distributors 15 Research Findings and Conclusion 16 Appendix16.1 Research Methodology16.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach16.1.2 Data Source16.2 Author Details

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Scientists at the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology have come up with a low-cost coronavirus test that will not require any expensive machines for detection of the pathogen.

The test can detect the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) within one hour and is expected to be available for the first phase of testing in four weeks.

Named after ''Feluda'', the detective character in legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's stories, although it is also an acronym for FNCAS9 Editor-Linked Uniform Detection Assay.

The test uses CRISPR gene-editing technology to identify and target the genetic material of Sars-CoV2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The test has been developed by Debojyoti Chakraborty and Souvik Maiti as a simpler way of detecting SARS-coV2 presence in clinical samples.

The CRISPR-based Feluda testing works by combining CRISPR biology and paper strip chemistry. Briefly, Cas9 protein, a component of the CRISPR system, is barcoded to interact specifically with the Sars-CoV2 sequence in the patients genetic material.

The complex of Cas9 with Sars-CoV2 is then applied to a paper strip, where using two lines (one control, one test) make it possible to determine if the test sample was infected with Covid-19.

Using the innovative chemistry on a paper strip, the CRISPR complex, bound to that specific sequence, can be visualised as a positive band, like one sees in simple pregnancy tests. The entire diagnostic process takes about one hour, starting from RNA to giving a visual readout on the strip.

Most labs are working with PCR(polymerase chain reaction)-based technology, which is costly and needs a lab set-up. The paper strip does not require (biosafety) Level-2 or Level-3 lab for testing and can be done in any path lab.

Unlike other CRISPRtests that use CAS12 and CAS13 proteins to detect Sars-CoV2, the CSIR-IGIB kit technology uses CAS9 protein (CRISPR-associated protein 9) to identify and bind to the target sequence.

CRISPR, which is short for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, is a gene-editing technology that can be used to detect a specific snippet of DNA from a sequence. It can also be used to turn genes on or off without altering their sequence.

Feluda is not limited to Covid-19. The team has been working on Feluda for the past two years to develop an assay that can work on detecting any DNA-RNA or their mutations.

This is the only Covid-19 testing kit that has been developed using CRISPR-based technology in India. Feluda has been licenced to Tata Sons, which will commercialise the technology for Covid-19 detection.

Each Feluda test costs Rs 500 in the lab, and is expected to bring the cost of testing down from the Rs 4,500 per test for the real-time polymerase chain reaction test (RT-PCR), which is the only available test for detecting current Covid-19 infection.

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In recent years it has become clear that a persons genetic makeup has a strong influence on body weight and how they respond to different foods and exercises.

With scientific advances, information in DNA can be used to predict which diets, lifestyle choices and exercise work best for each individual person.

Aoife Ni Eochaidh, gene tester, offers a simple, saliva-based test for men and women which analyses over 110 genetic variations that influence how persons respond to diet and exercise. These genes have been selected based on hundreds of studies.

Each test report comes with a comprehensive guide that includes a user friendly index of your DNA analysis and detailed nutritional, lifestyle and exercise recommendations. This test is a powerful tool that enables Aoife to guide you on your path to an optimal diet, lifestyle and exercise choices. Whether you are looking to lose weight, get fitter or improve your health and diet in the most optimum way for you, let your Genes predict the best options.

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1 Introduction of Preimplantation Genetic Testing Market

1.1 Overview of the Market1.2 Scope of Report1.3 Assumptions

2 Executive Summary

3 Research Methodology

3.1 Data Mining3.2 Validation3.3 Primary Interviews3.4 List of Data Sources

4 Preimplantation Genetic Testing Market Outlook

4.1 Overview4.2 Market Dynamics4.2.1 Drivers4.2.2 Restraints4.2.3 Opportunities4.3 Porters Five Force Model4.4 Value Chain Analysis

5 Preimplantation Genetic Testing Market, By Deployment Model

5.1 Overview

6 Preimplantation Genetic Testing Market, By Solution

6.1 Overview

7 Preimplantation Genetic Testing Market, By Vertical

7.1 Overview

8 Preimplantation Genetic Testing Market, By Geography

8.1 Overview8.2 North America8.2.1 U.S.8.2.2 Canada8.2.3 Mexico8.3 Europe8.3.1 Germany8.3.2 U.K.8.3.3 France8.3.4 Rest of Europe8.4 Asia Pacific8.4.1 China8.4.2 Japan8.4.3 India8.4.4 Rest of Asia Pacific8.5 Rest of the World8.5.1 Latin America8.5.2 Middle East

9 Preimplantation Genetic Testing Market Competitive Landscape

9.1 Overview9.2 Company Market Ranking9.3 Key Development Strategies

10 Company Profiles

10.1.1 Overview10.1.2 Financial Performance10.1.3 Product Outlook10.1.4 Key Developments

11 Appendix

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Global Animal Genetic Market is highly fragmented and the major players have used various strategies such as new product launches, expansions, agreements, joint ventures, partnerships, acquisitions, and others to increase their footprints in this market. The report includes market shares of global animal genetics market for Global, Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, South America and Middle East & Africa.

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Market Definition: Global Animal Genetic Market

Animal genetics is the branch of science which deals with the study of inheritance and gene variation in domestic and wild animals. Animal genetics are mostly used for genetic trait testing, DNA testing, and genetic disease traiting. The animal genetics market is expected to increase due to the fast demand, ingesting of animal proteins, and surge in urban population, which shows demand for meat products across the globe during the forecast period.

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Cell Therapy - Technologies, Markets and Companies" report from Jain PharmaBiotech has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The cell-based markets was analyzed for 2018, and projected to 2028. The markets are analyzed according to therapeutic categories, technologies and geographical areas. The largest expansion will be in diseases of the central nervous system, cancer and cardiovascular disorders. Skin and soft tissue repair as well as diabetes mellitus will be other major markets.

The number of companies involved in cell therapy has increased remarkably during the past few years. More than 500 companies have been identified to be involved in cell therapy and 309 of these are profiled in part II of the report along with tabulation of 302 alliances. Of these companies, 170 are involved in stem cells.

Profiles of 72 academic institutions in the US involved in cell therapy are also included in part II along with their commercial collaborations. The text is supplemented with 67 Tables and 25 Figures. The bibliography contains 1,200 selected references, which are cited in the text.

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The report describes and evaluates cell therapy technologies and methods, which have already started to play an important role in the practice of medicine. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is replacing the old fashioned bone marrow transplants. Role of cells in drug discovery is also described. Cell therapy is bound to become a part of medical practice.

Stem cells are discussed in detail in one chapter. Some light is thrown on the current controversy of embryonic sources of stem cells and comparison with adult sources. Other sources of stem cells such as the placenta, cord blood and fat removed by liposuction are also discussed. Stem cells can also be genetically modified prior to transplantation.

Cell therapy technologies overlap with those of gene therapy, cancer vaccines, drug delivery, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Pharmaceutical applications of stem cells including those in drug discovery are also described. Various types of cells used, methods of preparation and culture, encapsulation and genetic engineering of cells are discussed. Sources of cells, both human and animal (xenotransplantation) are discussed. Methods of delivery of cell therapy range from injections to surgical implantation using special devices.

Cell therapy has applications in a large number of disorders. The most important are diseases of the nervous system and cancer which are the topics for separate chapters. Other applications include cardiac disorders (myocardial infarction and heart failure), diabetes mellitus, diseases of bones and joints, genetic disorders, and wounds of the skin and soft tissues.

Regulatory and ethical issues involving cell therapy are important and are discussed. Current political debate on the use of stem cells from embryonic sources (hESCs) is also presented. Safety is an essential consideration of any new therapy and regulations for cell therapy are those for biological preparations.

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Part I: Technologies, Ethics & Regulations

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MacroGenics Reports Interim Clinical Data for Multiple Drug Candidates

MacroGenics (NASDAQ:MGNX) reported preliminary clinical data from the Phase 1 dose escalation and expansion clinical trial of MGD013 and from the Phase 1 dose expansion study of MGC018. The former drug candidate is aimed at treating patients with unresectable or metastatic neoplasms while the latter targets patients suffering from advanced solid tumors.

MGD013 aims to work by blocking PD-1 and LAG-3 checkpoint molecules to endure or reinstate the function of exhausted T cells. This dose escalation part of the study involved 53 patients suffering from advanced tumors. The patients were administered the drug candidate intravenously in cohorts of escalating flat doses of 1-1,200 mg every two weeks. For tumor-specific expansion cohorts, a flat dose of 600 mg every two weeks was selected.

As of the cutoff date of April 25, 2020, 205 eligible patients were administered the monotherapy, out of which 152 were found evaluable. Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) was used for measuring anti-tumor activity. For triple negative breast cancer, Objective Response Rate of 17 percent was observed while 39 percent patients showed Disease Control Rates. The ORR and DCR for epithelial ovarian cancer was 9 percent and 52 percent respectively. It was observed that the response to MGD013 monotherapy was linked with LAG-3 expression and an IFN- gene signature at baseline.

The combination cohort showed that the majority of responders whose baseline tumors were evaluated were negative for (or expressed low levels of) LAG-3 or PD-L1. This observation was in contrast to the findings in monotherapy cohort.

The other drug candidate MGC018 is being tested for solid tumors and involves delivering a DNA alkylating duocarmycin payload to dividing and non-dividing cells that express B7-H3. This ligand is found related to poor clinical outcome. The data cutoff date for the study was May 6, 2020, and by then 23 patients suffering from advanced solid tumors were enrolled in four different cohorts. The company is currently carrying out enrollment for a fifth cohort with 4 mg/kg every three weeks dose regime.

Out of the seven patients with advanced metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated, five observed reductions in PSA levels of . 50%. Patients with mCRPC had been given a median of four therapies prior to MGC018, including taxane chemotherapy. The safety profile of the drug candidate has been generally manageable to date. Some of the most commonly occurring adverse events were skin and hematologic toxicities. 22 out of 24 patients reported at least one treatment related adverse event; however, no febrile neutropenia was observed.

MacroGenics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The main focus of the company is to develop monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for treating cancer. The company has its own proprietary suite of next-generation antibody-based technology platforms which is used for developing product candidates for different therapeutic domains.

Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) reported that the FDA has sent a Refusal to File letter with regard to its Biologics License Application pertaining idecabtagene vicleucel or ide-cel. The drug candidate is being developed for treating patients suffering from heavily pre-treated relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. The application was submitted in March 2020. Bristol-Myers Squibb is collaborating with bluebird bio (NASDAQ:BLUE) for developing this medicine.

The company stated that the FDA required the companies to provide further details related to the Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) module of the BLA. However, it has not requested any additional clinical or non-clinical data. Bristol-Myers Squibb said that it plans to resubmit the BLA by the end of July 2020. Bristol CEO Giovanni Caforio said, We believe we submitted a completed dossier to the FDA, so what we are really discussing here is the level of detail the FDA has requested. However, the company still believes that it may accomplish expedited approval.

Bristol-Myers Squibb had acquired ide-cel as a part of its purchase of Celgene. The acquisition had brought five key pipeline assets to Bristol-Myers Squibb's portfolio. It is also one of the three key regulatory milestones required to be met for triggering Contingent Value Rights granted to the shareholders. The other two drug candidates are liso-cel and multiple sclerosis drug Zeposia (ozanimod). As per the terms of the acquisition, the approval for the drug candidate is required to be obtained by March 2021.

Ide-cel is a B-cell maturation antigen directed genetically modified autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapy. The drug candidate was granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) by the FDA. It also has Accelerated Assessment status and PRIority Medicines (PRIME) designation in European Union.

Enochian Biosciences (NASDAQ:ENOB) stock jumped up as the company provided updates about three of its pipeline candidates related to HIV and HBV. Two of the presentations are related to HIV while the remaining one is concerned with HBV. The HIV trials deal with genetic modification of cells for overexpressing ALDH1, an enzyme which helps them protect against low doses of chemo agent cyclophosphamide. For HBV, mouse studies have shown the potential of using caspase-9 enzyme.

Enochian has undertaken a novel approach towards treating HIV. The in-vivo study carried out by the company showed a 164 percent increase in engraftment of genetically modified cells. The study pertains to Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) mechanism which has been tested for a number of diseases including HIV. Aldehyde dehydrogenase-1, or ALDH1, is a naturally occurring enzyme in human stem/progenitor cells. It is known to provide enhanced cellular resistance to cytotoxic agents such as cyclophosphamide (CY). The company is working on the hypothesis that low dosage of cyclophosphamide may help in increasing engraftment of human stem/progenitor cells.

The data demonstrated that the percentage of peripheral blood granulocytes overexpressing ALDH1 increased from week 7 through 12 for all doses but was highest at 16mg/kg (95.2%) and 19mg/kg (93.5%). Further, the data also showed that ALDH1 expression increased in absolute number of granulocytes compared to control at all dose levels. The amount was the highest at 16mg/kg dosage. The average VCN in bone marrow cell was highest at 16mg/kg CY at the end of the study.

For its HBV treatment path, the company seeks to rely upon using the virus and cellular machinery for killing the infected cells. The study examined the expression of casp-9 in AAV2-treated HepG2 and the HBV-infected HepAD39 cell lines. AAV2 particles expressing Hijack RNA test AAV or green fluorescent protein were used for treating HBV-infected and uninfected hepatoma cell lines and primary human hepatocytes. The data showed 254% increase in casp-9 levels in the treated HBV-infected cells.

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MIKE TYSON has revealed he was injected with nearly-translucent blood in his bid to make a comeback... and the former heavyweight champ said it made him feel "weird".

The 53-year-old - who retired from boxing in 2005 - has announced his intention to dust off the gloves and return to compete in exhibition bouts.

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His return to action has been aided by stem-cell research therapy, that has left him feeling like a "different person".

He said: "You know what I had done? I had stem-cell research therapy.

"I feel like a different person but I can't comprehend why I feel this way. It's really wild what scientists can do."

Stem-cell therapy is the use of stem cells to treat or prevent a disease or condition that usually takes the form of a bone marrow transplantation.

In a recent interview with rapper LL Cool J on the Rock the Bells Radio show on SiriusXM, Tyson opened up on the effects the treatment has had on him.

Commenting on the mental aspect of training for a fight for the first time in 15 years, he said: "My mind wouldnt belong to me.

"My mind would belong to somebody that disliked me enough to break my soul, and I would give them my mind for that period of time.

"Six weeks of this and Id be in the best shape Ive ever dreamed of being in. As a matter of fact, Im going through that process right now. And you know what else I did, I did stem-cell research."

Tyson was then asked whether that meant if his white blood had been spun and then put back in, to which he replied: "Yes. As they took the blood it was red and when it came back it was almost transfluid (sic).

"I could almost see through the blood, and then they injected it in me.

"And Ive been weird ever since, Ive got to get balanced now."

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WHAT IS STEM CELL TREATMENT USED FOR?

Stem cell transplants are carried out when bone marrow is damaged or isnt able to produce healthy blood cells.

It can also be used to replace damaged blood cells as the result of intensive cancer treatment.

Here are conditions that stem cell transplants can be used to treat:

Iron Mike has been called out by former rival Evander Holyfield to complete their trilogy following their two meetings in 1990s.

And his unusual methods for getting back in shape seem to be working.

Tyson is looking in incredible condition as he uploaded a clip of himself that showed off his ferocious power and speed.

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MINNEAPOLIS, May 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The challenges surrounding COVID-19 have impacted every aspect of healthcare, including ensuring the timely delivery of bone marrow and blood stem cells for transplant. Thanks to the generosity of the Lockheed Martin Corporation, however, patients are able to continue receiving life-saving transplants without interruption.

When the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)/Be The Match ran out of available European Union couriers to deliver life-saving cells to American patients and with tens of thousands of commercial flights canceled, Lockheed Martin stepped up to offer their corporate aircraft as an in-kind donation to support the federal government's COVID-19 response and relief efforts to ensure patients that life-saving products from European donors would arrive on time.

NMDP/Be The Match, operates the federally authorized program that matches unrelated volunteer donors with patients in the United States and abroad who have been diagnosed with leukemia and over 70 more otherwise fatal blood disorders and diseases.

In addition to matching donors and patients, one of the program's primary missions is coordinating the delivery of bone marrow domestically and internationally to patients in the United States and abroad. This life-or-death delivery has historically been accomplished by trained couriers hand carrying donated marrow in the passenger compartment of commercial aircraft from donor collection centers to the hospitals of patients all across the globe.

Patients who are scheduled to receive transplants in the coming days are already in the process of a carefully timed course of chemotherapy and radiation treatments designed to eliminate their existing immune systems in preparation for the transplantation of cells to create a healthy, new immune system. If the transportation of donor cells is interrupted, the consequences are fatal to these patients whose immune systems have been ablated.

"The incredible support from Lockheed Martin is a lifeline to our patients. For those awaiting bone marrow transplant, their very survival depends on the on-time delivery of these life-saving cells. By offering flight services, Lockheed Martin is helping us ensure that patients can continue the cells they need, exactly when they need them," said NMDP/Be The Match Chief Policy Officer Brian Lindberg.

As part of this partnership Lockheed Martin will be providing weekly air transport based on government medical need flying government medical teams to the most critical, high-priority locations around the country and/or flying to support bone marrow transport to help with the government's COVID-19 response.

NMDP/Be The Match has facilitated over 100,000 bone marrow transplants since 1987 to deliver cures for patients battling blood cancers and blood disorders. More than 50 percent of those transplants involve international donors or recipients.

About Be The MatchFor people with life-threatening blood cancerslike leukemia and lymphomaor other diseases, a cure exists. Be The Match connects patients with their donor match for a life-saving marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant. People can contribute to the cure as a member of the Be The Match Registry, financial contributor or volunteer. Be The Match provides patients and their families one-on-one support, education, and guidancebefore, during and after transplant.

Be The Match is operated by the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), a nonprofit organization that matches patients with donors, educates health care professionals and conducts research through its research program, CIBMTR (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research), so more lives can be saved. To learn more about the cure, visit BeTheMatch.orgor call 1 (800) MARROW-2.

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Scientists have made embryosthat are a lot mouse and a little bit human.

With a little help, human stem cells can knit themselves into growingmouse embryos, populating thedeveloping liver, heart, retina and blood, researchers report May 13 in Science Advances.

Finicky human cells dont tend to grow well in other animals. But in one of the new mouse embryos, 4 percent of its cells were human the most thorough mixing between human and mouse yet.

That level of integration isquite striking to me, says Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, a stem cell anddevelopmental biologist at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in LaJolla, Calif. If other scientists can replicate the findings, it potentiallyrepresents a major advance, says Izpisua Belmonte, who was not involved in thestudy.

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Such chimeras could helpreveal how a single cell can give rise to an entire organism. More humanizedanimals could also prove valuable in studying diseases such as malaria that affectpeople more than other animals. And with more advances, chimeras couldultimately turn out to be a source of human organs.

Many scientists have hitroadblocks in growing human stem cells in mice or other animals, including pigs and cows(SN: 1/26/17). We have analyzedthousands of embryos but never saw robust chimeric contribution of human stemcells to mouse embryos beyond day 12, says stem cell and developmentalbiologist Jun Wu of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center inDallas, who wasnt involved in the study.

The new methods success comes down to timing, says neuroscientist and stem cell biologist Jian Feng. To grow and thrive in a mouse embryo, human stem cells developmental clocks must be turned back to an earlier phase called the nave stage. You need to basically push the human cells back to that phase, says Feng, of the University at Buffalo in New York.

Feng and his colleagues resetthe stem cells clocks by silencing a protein called mTOR for three hours. Thisbrief treatment shocked the cells back to their nave stage, presumably restoringtheir ability to turn into any cell in the body.

Researchers injected batchesof 10 to 12 of these more youthful human stem cells into mouse embryos containingabout 60 to 80 mouse cells, and allowed the embryos to develop for 17 days.

To outward appearances, these embryos grew normally despite harboring human cells. By tallying DNA that was specific to either mouse or human, the researchers found that human cells accounted for between 0.1 and 4 percent of the total cells in the embryos.

Human cells knittedthemselves into most developing tissues of the mouse, destined to become theliver, heart, bone marrow and blood. Human red blood cells were particularlyabundant in these mouse embryos, the researchers found. A small number of humancells showed up in tissue that will form a brain; one embryo had a swarm of humanphotoreceptors, eye cells that help detect light.

As far as the researcherscould tell, no human cells were among the cells that go on to form sperm andegg. The capacity of chimeras to reproduce is one of the worrisome ethicalquestions surrounding the organisms that scientists are still trying to figureout.

Once inside a mouse embryo, the normally sluggish developmental pace of the human cells sped up to match their hosts. Human stem cells typically are slow to turn into certain types of mature photoreceptors, liver cells or red blood cells, Feng says, but not when the human cells are inside a mouse embryo. You put the same human cells in a mouse embryo, [and] they go fast, Feng says. In 17 days, you get all these mature cells that would otherwise take months to get in a normal human embryo.

Other scientists emphasize that different laboratories need to repeat the results. But if it works a big if here this has big implications, Wu says.

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Covid-19 has changed life as we know it. It has also accelerated already rapid trends in innovation and collaboration across the scientific community.

As the pandemic spreads across the globe, researchers are racing to develop diagnostics, vaccines and treatments. In the pursuit of new solutions to tackle SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19, researchers have been turning to machine learning, AI and high-throughput experimental automation that aid in development. Another powerful tool they are using to accelerate the process is CRISPR. This gene-targeting and gene-editing technology, based on the mechanism that bacteria naturally use to fight viruses, is already proving useful in our joint fight against this new virus.

CRISPR Advances Covid-19 TestingWe know early detection of SARS-CoV-2 is essential to isolating infected patients and managing appropriate healthcare responses. Recently, researchers at MIT published a rapid CRISPR-Cas13-based COVID-19 detection assay protocol.Since CRISPR can be modified to target nearly any genetic sequence, it can be used to detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA in a patient sample. This assay utilizes an RNA-targeting CRISPR nuclease to help scientists detect the SARS-CoV-2 RNA from patient samples within 60 minutes. More recently, an improved assay was developed by researchers at MIT that was shown to provide faster and more robust results.

Utilizing another CRISPR nuclease that is thermostable, they developed a test that in one step copies the viral RNA in a patient sample, such as saliva, into the more stable DNA and then specifically identifies a SARS-CoV-2 gene sequence. Performing this point-of-care assay requires minimal lab equipment and resources, as it only needs a few reagents and a heat source, delivering results in as little as 40 minutes. Supplementing existing tests with new CRISPR-based approaches can broaden accessibility to Covid-19 testing, a key strategy for stopping the spread through track and trace efforts, as outlined by the World Health Organization.

CRISPR Helps Engineer Future TreatmentsPreviously, the genome-engineering power of CRISPR has been directed at fighting genetic diseases. But more recently, its also being harnessed to fight infectious diseases, now including the new coronavirus.

Understanding how a pathogenic disease operates at the host-pathogen interface is critical to developing new treatments. CRISPR-based genome engineering enables researchers to study how SARS-CoV-2 interacts with human cells and generate the appropriate cell models that could lead to faster discovery of a potential new treatment or an existing drug combination that may provide a treatment solution. Once a potential treatment is identified, CRISPR makes the next step drug target screening more efficient, advancing us more quickly to a viable treatment option.

As an example of this approach in action, researchers are exploring if CRISPR can be used to verify the functional relevance of human genes recently identified to interact with SARS-CoV-2 proteins. The investigation of the molecular mechanisms of the novel virus can ultimately help identify drug combinations that have the best potential to treat those infected.

Current Fight for the Future of Human HealthGenome engineering has been rapidly harnessed by academic and non-profit institutions, the biopharma industry, and scientific pioneers to develop Covid-19 testing and treatment solutions. CRISPR-based genome engineering enables researchers to study how SARS-CoV-2 interacts with human cells and generate the appropriate cell models that could lead to faster discovery of a potential new treatment or an existing drug combination that may provide a treatment solution.

Beyond this, the unprecedented innovation taking place in response to the Covid-19 pandemic will provide a foundation for improving human health in the future. Additionally, as technologies and understanding mature, new approaches, such as engineered cell therapies, will become part of the toolkit in future responses to global health challenges.

The current scientific response is representative of the future of life sciences a future where we integrate multiple technologies and disciplines including high throughput experimental automation, machine learning and agile, programmable tools such as CRISPR to fundamentally change our approach to research and development. We are seeing a new bar being set on the speed of science as the research community comes together, leveraging these technologies to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic at unprecedented velocity. Once the public health crisis subsides and the research halted by the pandemic resumes, the need for these transformative tools, technologies and approaches to life science research and development will be greater than ever.

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CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing is one of the most powerful tools available to modern science, but genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) in food are subject to some tight regulations. Now, researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new version of CRISPR that lets scientists edit crops without introducing new DNA, meaning they technically arent GMOs.

CRISPR-Cas9 allows for precise cut-n-paste edits to DNA in living cells. An RNA guide sequence directs the system to the target section of the genome. Once there, an enzyme, usually Cas9, snips out the sequence then deletes it or replaces it with something else. In this way, scientists can cut out problem genes, such as those that cause disease, or add new beneficial ones, such as giving crops better pest resistance.

For the new study, the researchers tweaked the process to make a cleaner edit in plants. It uses a process known as lipofection, where positively-charged lipids are used to build a kind of bubble around the Cas9 and RNA mechanisms. When injected into the organism, this bubble binds to and fuses with the cellular membrane, which pushes the CRISPR system into the cell itself. The method also uses a Cas9 protein itself, rather than the Cas9 DNA sequence.

The team tested the method by introducing fluorescent proteins into tobacco plants. And sure enough, after 48 hours the edited plants were glowing, indicating it had worked.

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The new method has a few advantages over existing ones, the team says. Its easier to target the desired genetic sequence, and opens up new crops that couldnt be edited with existing methods. Plus, the protein only lasts for a few days before degrading, which reduces off-target edits.

But the most important advantage is that the resulting crops arent considered GMOs. Since the new method doesnt use Cas9 DNA, it doesnt introduce foreign DNA into the plant, which is an important distinction.

This was the first time anyone has come up with a method to deliver the Cas9 protein through lipofection into plant cells, says Wusheng Liu, lead author of the study. Our major achievement was to make that happen. Also, since many consumers prefer non-GMO specialty crops, this method delivers the Cas9 protein in a non-GMO manner.

As useful as genetic engineering can be, the term GMO has negative connotations for many people, who believe there are health concerns with eating these crops or meats. Other problems include the chance of modified plants or animals escaping into the wild, where they can spread their new genes to the native population, affecting ecosystems.

As such, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have regulations on which edited crops and animals are allowed in food. And theyve decided that the line is drawn at introducing foreign genes into an organism.

It makes sense. Humans have been genetically-engineering plants and animals for millennia, through selective breeding. Many of our most widely-eaten crops are bigger, tastier, and easier to eat or grow, to the point that they hardly resemble their wild counterparts anymore.

CRISPR and other gene-editing tools can be the next generation of this process. By removing problematic genes or ensuring that specific ones are turned on or off, scientists arent really creating anything new. Some individuals naturally have mutations that do the same thing all the scientists are really doing is removing the element of chance, genetically.

In 2015, a new type of salmon became the first genetically engineered animal approved by the FDA for human consumption. In 2016, a Swedish scientist grew, harvested and served up CRISPR cabbage after approval by the Swedish Board of Agriculture. In both cases, the products were allowed because they were functionally identical to wild-type organisms the scientists had just chosen beneficial genes from an existing natural pool, without introducing foreign DNA.

That said, the rules aren't the same everywhere. In 2018 the Court of Justice of the European Union somewhat controversially ruled that tough GMO laws applied to crops that had been edited even if new DNA hadn't been inserted. The issue will likely remain fragmented, but for the NC State team at least, their crops aren't GMOs according to their own country's regulations.

However, there are still some hurdles to overcome before the new method becomes viable. The team says that lipofection can only be done if the outer wall of the plant cell is removed first. This kind of plant cell, known as a protoplast, allows scientists to more easily tweak the genes, but it isnt possible in all types of crops, and even when it does work, its a complex process.

Instead, the researchers are exploring other options that dont require removing the cell wall at all. One such alternative is to use CRISPR to introduce the Cas9 protein into pollen grains, which can then go on to fertilize another plant. Some of the offspring will have the required genetic edits from day one.

The researchers plan to investigate this latter method in tomatoes and hemp first, before moving onto others.

The new study was published in the journal Plant Cell Reports.

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ZUG, Switzerland and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CRISPR Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CRSP), a biopharmaceutical company focused on creating transformative gene-based medicines for serious diseases, today announced that four abstracts have been accepted for poster presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Virtual Annual Meeting II, which will take place from June 22 to 24, 2020.

Session information is available online via the Annual Meeting Itinerary Planner through the AACR website at http://www.aacr.org.

Title: Functional and single-cell assessment of CRISPR-modified CAR-T cells from NSCLC patients and healthy donors Session Title: Adoptive Cell Therapy 1E-Poster Number: 879Abstract Number: 3338

Title: Allogeneic CAR-T cell products containing 10 gene edits using CRISPR/Cas9 can retain full functionality in vivo and in vitro Session Title: Adoptive Cell Therapy 1E-Poster Number: 880Abstract Number: 4647

Title: Allogeneic anti-PTK7 CAR-T cells for the treatment of solid tumors Session Title: Adoptive Cell Therapy 3E-Poster Number: 3243Abstract Number: 6231

Title: Targeting T cell lymphomas with CRISPR/Cas9-generated anti-CD70 allogeneic CAR-T cellsSession Title: Adoptive Cell Therapy 5E-Poster Number: 6595Abstract Number: 3308

About CRISPR TherapeuticsCRISPR Therapeutics is a leading gene editing company focused on developing transformative gene-based medicines for serious diseases using its proprietary CRISPR/Cas9 platform. CRISPR/Cas9 is a revolutionary gene editing technology that allows for precise, directed changes to genomic DNA. CRISPR Therapeutics has established a portfolio of therapeutic programs across a broad range of disease areas including hemoglobinopathies, oncology, regenerative medicine and rare diseases. To accelerate and expand its efforts, CRISPR Therapeutics has established strategic partnerships with leading companies including Bayer, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and ViaCyte, Inc. CRISPR Therapeutics AG is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, with its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc., and R&D operations based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and business offices in San Francisco, California and London, United Kingdom. For more information, please visit http://www.crisprtx.com.

CRISPR Investor Contact:Susan Kim+1 617-307-7503susan.kim@crisprtx.com

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Researchers at ChristianaCare are looking to see how a newly approved coronavirus test using CRISPR could be used in Delaware, as they hope to learn how a patients genetic makeup can affect how the patient reacts to COVID-19.

Theres been a wide variance in the severity of COVID-19 symptoms.Many have required hospitalization and died from the disease while many others have experienced no symptoms at all. Others still have had much less common immune reactions to the virus like the rare inflammatory syndrome recently found in some children.

Dr. Eric Kmiec is Director of the Gene Editing Institute at ChristianaCare's Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute. He, and others, believe this could be due to the genetic makeup of the patients.

It is possible for us to predict what types of people will be more susceptible? asked Kmiec. We know age and preconditions are absolute, and that is true, but now were seeing incredible variance among young people, millennials, even babies, and most of them dont have preexisting conditions that we can define. We might be able to define a genetic preexisting condition that may not even be apparent to the patient.

Kmiec says his team will be starting a research project in partnership with Stanford University and a few biotech companies to learn the relationship between an individuals genetic profile and how they respond to the virus.

He says the project will utilize CRISPR gene-editing technology developed at ChristianaCare to recreate genetic information on synthetic pieces of DNA on a chip.

This announcement comes as a new coronavirus test using CRISPR was fast-tracked through the approval process and okd by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just last week.

The so-called Sherlock test utilizes the gene-editing technology to detect the genome of the virus, and yields results in a couple hours.

Kmiec says the folks at MIT recently sent the test over.

Well be, sort of, working on it in the lab to see if theres a place for it in the future of what we call the long arch of testing here in Delaware, he said. The test has the ability to get to rural communities and hospitals that may not have such sophisticated instrumentation to carry out the tests that are currently on the market.

Delaware Medical Director Dr. Rick Hong couldnt say for sure if the state will be investing in the Sherlock test. But he says Delaware is looking into that as well as other testing technology for potential future purchase.

We appreciate our partners looking into other types of modalities, because I think we all need to work together on that, said Hong.

Kmiec says thatthough the price is subject to changeit appears the Sherlock test is less costly and requires less equipment than the qPCR tests currently being widely used. Be he adds Sherlock is rumored to be more sensitive and may run the risk of yielding more false positive results.

CRISPR technology in still in the early stages of clinical use. The technology raised controversy when Chinese scientists used it to change the genetic makeup of babies in 2018. It was used in the U.S. to treat a patient with a genetic disorder for the first time last year.

Kmiec says the Sherlock test was likely streamlined through the FDA process because of CRISPRs perceived future role in diagnostics.

The application here is for diagnostics, said Kmiec. So in terms of the rest of our concerns about off-site changes and its use to create mutations in patients, or something like that, that is off the table here.

Kmiec says ChristianaCare was already looking to move towards using CRISPR as tool to combat infectious diseases, but was pushed in that direction more quickly by the coronavirus outbreak.

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ZUG, Switzerland and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BOSTON, May 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) today announced that new data from two ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trials of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing therapy CTX001 in severe hemoglobinopathies have been accepted for an oral presentation at the EHA Congress, which will take place virtually from June 11-14, 2020.

An abstract posted online today includes 12 months of follow-up data for the first patient treated in the ongoing Phase 1/2 CLIMB-111 trial in transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia (TDT) and 6 months of follow-up data for the first patient treated in the ongoing Phase 1/2 CLIMB-121 trial in severe sickle cell disease (SCD). Updated data will be presented at EHA, including longer duration follow-up data for the first two patients treated in these trials and initial data for the second patient treated in the CLIMB-111 trial.

The accepted abstract is now available on the EHA conference website: https://ehaweb.org/congress/eha25/key-information-2/.

Abstract Title: Initial Safety and Efficacy Results With a Single Dose of Autologous CRISPR-Cas9 Modified CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells in Transfusion-Dependent -Thalassemia and Sickle Cell DiseaseSession Title: Immunotherapy - ClinicalAbstract Code: S280

About the Phase 1/2 Study in Transfusion-Dependent Beta ThalassemiaThe ongoing Phase 1/2 open-label trial, CLIMB-Thal-111, is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of a single dose of CTX001 in patients ages 18 to 35 with TDT. The study will enroll up to 45 patients and follow patients for approximately two years after infusion. Each patient will be asked to participate in a long-term follow-up study.

About the Phase 1/2 Study in Sickle Cell DiseaseThe ongoing Phase 1/2 open-label trial, CLIMB-SCD-121, is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of a single dose of CTX001 in patients ages 18 to 35 with severe SCD. The study will enroll up to 45 patients and follow patients for approximately two years after infusion. Each patient will be asked to participate in a long-term follow-up study.

About CTX001CTX001 is an investigational ex vivo CRISPR gene-edited therapy that is being evaluated for patients suffering from TDT or severe SCD in which a patients hematopoietic stem cells are engineered to produce high levels of fetal hemoglobin (HbF; hemoglobin F) in red blood cells. HbF is a form of the oxygen-carrying hemoglobin that is naturally present at birth and is then replaced by the adult form of hemoglobin. The elevation of HbF by CTX001 has the potential to alleviate transfusion requirements for TDT patients and painful and debilitating sickle crises for SCD patients. CTX001 is the most advanced gene-editing approach in development for beta thalassemia and SCD.

CTX001 is being developed under a co-development and co-commercialization agreement between CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex.

About the CRISPR-Vertex CollaborationCRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex entered into a strategic research collaboration in 2015 focused on the use of CRISPR/Cas9 to discover and develop potential new treatments aimed at the underlying genetic causes of human disease. CTX001 represents the first treatment to emerge from the joint research program. CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex will jointly develop and commercialize CTX001 and equally share all research and development costs and profits worldwide.

About CRISPR TherapeuticsCRISPR Therapeutics is a leading gene editing company focused on developing transformative gene-based medicines for serious diseases using its proprietary CRISPR/Cas9 platform. CRISPR/Cas9 is a revolutionary gene editing technology that allows for precise, directed changes to genomic DNA. CRISPR Therapeutics has established a portfolio of therapeutic programs across a broad range of disease areas including hemoglobinopathies, oncology, regenerative medicine and rare diseases. To accelerate and expand its efforts, CRISPR Therapeutics has established strategic partnerships with leading companies including Bayer, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and ViaCyte, Inc. CRISPR Therapeutics AG is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, with its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc., and R&D operations based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and business offices in San Francisco, California and London, United Kingdom. For more information, please visit http://www.crisprtx.com.

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CRISPR Forward-Looking StatementThis press release may contain a number of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including statements regarding CRISPR Therapeutics expectations about any or all of the following: (i) the status of clinical trials (including, without limitation, the expected timing of data releases) related to product candidates under development by CRISPR Therapeutics and its collaborators, including expectations regarding the data that is expected to be presented at the European Hematology Associations upcoming congress; (ii) the expected benefits of CRISPR Therapeutics collaborations; and (iii) the therapeutic value, development, and commercial potential of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technologies and therapies. Without limiting the foregoing, the words believes, anticipates, plans, expects and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You are cautioned that forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. Although CRISPR Therapeutics believes that such statements are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and they are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk. Actual performance and results may differ materially from those projected or suggested in the forward-looking statements due to various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the potential impacts due to the coronavirus pandemic, such as the timing and progress of clinical trials; the potential for initial and preliminary data from any clinical trial and initial data from a limited number of patients (as is the case with CTX001 at this time) not to be indicative of final trial results; the potential that CTX001 clinical trial results may not be favorable; that future competitive or other market factors may adversely affect the commercial potential for CTX001; uncertainties regarding the intellectual property protection for CRISPR Therapeutics technology and intellectual property belonging to third parties, and the outcome of proceedings (such as an interference, an opposition or a similar proceeding) involving all or any portion of such intellectual property; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading "Risk Factors" in CRISPR Therapeutics most recent annual report on Form 10-K, and in any other subsequent filings made by CRISPR Therapeutics with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. CRISPR Therapeutics disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, other than to the extent required by law.

About VertexVertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases. The company has multiple approved medicines that treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF) a rare, life-threatening genetic disease and has several ongoing clinical and research programs in CF. Beyond CF, Vertex has a robust pipeline of investigational small molecule medicines in other serious diseases where it has deep insight into causal human biology, including pain, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and APOL1-mediated kidney diseases. In addition, Vertex has a rapidly expanding pipeline of genetic and cell therapies for diseases such as sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Founded in 1989 in Cambridge, Mass., Vertex's global headquarters is now located in Boston's Innovation District and its international headquarters is in London, UK. Additionally, the company has research and development sites and commercial offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Latin America. Vertex is consistently recognized as one of the industry's top places to work, including 10 consecutive years on Science magazine's Top Employers list and top five on the 2019 Best Employers for Diversity list by Forbes. For company updates and to learn more about Vertex's history of innovation, visit http://www.vrtx.com/ or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Instagram.

Vertex Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, information regarding the data that is expected to be presented at the European Hematology Association (EHA)s upcoming Congress. While Vertex believes the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are accurate, these forward-looking statements represent the company's beliefs only as of the date of this press release and there are a number of factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. Those risks and uncertainties include, among other things, that the development of CTX001 may not proceed or support registration due to safety, efficacy or other reasons, and other risks listed under Risk Factors in Vertex's annual report and quarterly reports filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commissionand available through the company's website atwww.vrtx.com. Vertex disclaims any obligation to update the information contained in this press release as new information becomes available.

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CRISPR Therapeutics Investor Contact:Susan Kim, +1 617-307-7503susan.kim@crisprtx.com

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInvestors:Michael Partridge, +1 617-341-6108orZach Barber, +1 617-341-6470orBrenda Eustace, +1 617-341-6187

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Global CRISPR and CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market: Snapshot

Over the years, biomedical researchers have increasingly focused on developing efficient and reliable methods for precise and targeted changes to virtually any point of genome of any living cell. Recent advances in the genome engineering has triggered several biological researches and translational applications. Economical manipulation and modification of genomic sequences enable molecular biologists identify and characterize key genetic determinants to facilitate the investigation of various biological processes.

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Genome editing via clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR-associated (Cas) is considered as an innovative technique in programmable and high-throughput functional genomics. CRISPR-Cas system consists of pattern of repetitive sequences in the DNA of certain bacteria, who used it as an adaptive immune system to find a protection mechanism against invading foreign DNA.

In less than a decade, a host of novel targeted techniques and genomic engineering tools have been developed that facilitates precise and diverse genomic modifications in a variety of organisms and tissues. The recent tool having enormous potential in biomedical researches is the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats associated Cas9/sgRNA system, also called Cas9/sgRNA. Cas9 protein is an RNA guided endonuclease. Along with its variants it has generated considerable excitement versatile genomic engineering tool in the development of genetically edited (GE) crops. Primary areas research for this include examining gene function, understanding the regulatory signaling networks, and rewiring sgRNA for advance loss-of-function screening. This will help in combating biotic and abiotic stresses, thereby leading to the development of climate resilient crops and sustainable agriculture practices in the coming years.

Global CRISPR and CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market: Overview

In the past few years research and development of CRISPR or clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats has allowed molecular biologists to designs solutions for repairing cells by genome editing. This method allows a change to a specific genome by the introduction of a new function or by correction of a mutation. The exceptional fidelity, simplicity of construction, and low cost has triggered a monumental demand for the several solutions offered by the global CRISPR and CRISPR-associated (Cas) genes market. The market is riding a wave of success as these factors have augmented the uptake of this method in several molecular biology laboratories.

The well-documented research report presents a fair case study of the global CRISPR and CRISPR-associated (Cas) genes market. The report includes a SWOT analysis and Porters five forces analysis, which help in understanding several facets of the global market in greater depth. Furthermore, analysts have used primary and secondary research methodologies, which ensure the authenticity of the facts. This information in the report has also been seconded by market experts with comments and recommendations about the subject matter. The comprehensive research report is aimed at guiding each of its readers to make well-informed business decisions.

Global CRISPR and CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market: Trends and Drivers

The products available in the global CRISPR and CRISPR-associated (Cas) genes market are DNA-free Cas and vector-based Cas. The widening applications of these are expected offer several lucrative opportunities to the global market. Out of various applications, genome engineering is expected to be a key contributor to the soaring revenue of the overall market in the near future. This trend will be attributable to eh increasing uptake of genome editing method for the therapeutic development and germline modifications. The report indicates that advancements in plant genome engineering will result in positive impact on the global market.

Analysts predict that CRISPR could be the next biotechnology treatment that has the ability to gradually replace the present single-antibody drugs. Genome engineering is anticipated to pick up a phenomenal pace in the coming years as it is being developed to build an immune response for targeting cancer. The widening application of these methods in the field of oncology is likely to change the game for the global market in the coming years.

Global CRISPR and CRISPR-Associated (Cas) Genes Market: Regional Outlook

In terms of geography, the global market is segmented into North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, and Europe. North America is estimated to lead the global CRISPR and CRISPR-associated (Cas) genes market as the U.S. has shown a keen interest in developing effective therapeutics. Asia Pacific is also expected to offer several growth opportunities to the overall market as the region is facing a challenge of mounting unmet medical needs.

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Key Players Mentioned in the Report are:

The report has identified the following as the key operating players in the globalCRISPR and CRISPR-associated (Cas) genes market: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Caribou Biosciences, Inc., CRISPR THERAPEUTICS, Addgene, Mirus Bio LLC, Merck KGaA, Editas Medicine, GE Healthcare Dharmacon Inc., Takara Bio USA, Horizon Discovery Group plc, and Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.Analysts predict that these companies will focus on making strategic collaborations to ahead of the competition present in the overall market.

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Few drugs exist that treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive disease that kills the nerve cells that allow patients to initiate and control muscle movement.

QurAlis, a Cambridge, MA-based startup, has an ambitious plan to develop a number of precision therapies for the disease based on forms of the condition identified by genetic mutation or a biomarker that CEO Kasper Roet (pictured) hopes to could one day, in combination, help most ALS patients.

Now the company has raised $42 million from investors in the US, Europe, and Japanmoney that will fund a move from the LabCentral incubator in Kendall Square to its own office, more than double the companys headcount by years end, and get at least one of its programs into human testing sometime next year.

The company is leveraging stem cell research from company co-founders Kevin Eggan and Clifford Woolf, Harvard University professors whoby harvesting normal skin cells from ALS patients and turning them into cells such as the motor neurons that damages as the disease progresseshave created models with the same DNA and gene mutations as those patients in an effort to identify new therapeutics for known ALS genes.

Mutations in more than 25 human genes have been implicated in ALS, the company says, and its strategy is to systematically investigate treatments targeting specific disease-causing mechanisms in patient subgroups. Some of those genes are also believed to cause frontotemporal dementia, a common cause of dementia that QurAlis also plans to treat.

One program QurAlis is advancing is intended for patients whose neurons are damaged and killed by the overactivation of certain receptors for glutamate, a key neurotransmitter, in a process known as excitotoxicity.

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Roet, in an interview, said the company views its strategy as analogous to that pursued by Bostons Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX), which has developed multiple drugs for forms of cystic fibrosis (CF) caused by certain mutations, and late last year received approval for a combination of those drugs for about 90 percent of all CF patients.

We have identified ALS as a disease that we think we understand now, at least for specific subgroups of patients, he said. We understand what is driving the disease and we are able to develop very specific therapies for those patients.

Eggan, Woolf, Roet, and Jonathan Fleming launched QurAlis just over two years ago with seed funding from investors including MP Healthcare Venture Management, the investment arm of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma; the investment arm of Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN); and Alexandria Venture Investments. Mitsubishi Tanabe markets edaravone (Radicava), one of four FDA-approved treatments for ALS. The FDAs 2017 nod for the drug made it the only ALS therapy OKd in the past 20 years.

The Cambridge, MA-based company said the new capital, a Series A financing round, brings the total it has raised to $50.5 million. The investment was led by LS Polaris Innovation Fund, Mission BioCapital, Dutch firm Inkef Capital, and the Dementia Discovery Fund. New investors including Droia Ventures, which operates from Luxembourg and Belgium, Mitsui Global Investment, and Dolby Family Ventures also participated, as did earlier investors including Amgen, MP Healthcare, and Sanford Biosciences.

As part of the deal, LS Polariss Amy Schulman, Inkef Capitals Roel Bulthuis, Dementia Discovery Funds Jonathan Behr, and Droia Ventures Luc Dochez join Mission BioCapitals Johannes Fruehauf on the QurAlis board.

Earlier this year some of the same investors, including Amgen and Dolby Family Ventures, backed a Series A financing for EnClear Therapies, a spinout of QurAlis. That company raised $10 million to advance the development of a dialysis-like medical device designed to filter out harmful proteins in the cerebral spinal fluid of patients with neurodegenerative diseases.

Sarah de Crescenzo is an Xconomy editor based in San Diego. You can reach her at sdecrescenzo@xconomy.com.

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