Advance in gene editing broadens reach of CRISPR technologies, Duke reports
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A team of engineers at Duke University have developed a method to broaden the reach of CRISPR technologies. While the…
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PlantSwitch makes the move to Sanford, bringing jobs and compostable plastics
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Dillon Baxter moved to Sanford in July of this year. For many, the heat of summer would be an uncomfortable…
New blood test targets Parkinson’s; Duke Health neuroscientists lead development
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Researchers have developed a blood test that detects Parkinson’s disease, potentially establishing a way to help diagnose the condition before…
Environmentally friendly products to combat crop diseases, pests is aim of RTP startup
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Biopesticide startup Innatrix is on a quest to develop environmentally friendly products to control crop diseases and pests.
The Research Triangle Park-based…
Targeting tough bacteria: Durham biotech startup advances synthetic antibiotic technology
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It’s often said that success doesn’t happen overnight.
Consider Durham-based anti-infectives startup ValanBio Therapeutics. The journey that led to the development…
NCSU: Building a Better Forest Tree With CRISPR Gene Editing
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Researchers at North Carolina State University used a CRISPR gene-editing system to breed poplar trees with reduced levels of lignin,…
Gene editing system from NC State researchers could suppress pesky fruit pests
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Researchers have developed a “homing gene drive system” based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila …
Novo Nordisk strikes potential $2B-plus gene editing deal with Durham’s Life Edit
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Gene editing from a Durham-based firm that will target possible new therapeutics has led to a deal with international drug…
Durham company grows human blood vessels, sends them to wounded Ukraine soldiers
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A Durham company is saving lives in Ukraine in an unusual way.
They’re producing blood vessels – in a lab…