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Jeffrey Epstein, Eugenics Supremacist

But the phrase genetic supremacist is very apt. A strange part of the strange life of Jeffrey Epstein was his obsession with ...
NPR

The FDA creates a quicker path for gene therapies

The Food and Drug Administration Monday unveiled the details of a new policy designed to make it easier and quicker for patients with very rare diseases to get cutting-edge treatments. The new ...
Reuters

US FDA proposes framework to speed rare disease gene therapy approvals

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed on Monday a new framework to speed approvals of personalized treatments for rare and life-threatening genetic diseases, ...
FierceBiotech

UPDATED: FDA illuminates new approval pathway for bespoke gene editing therapies

After teasing a new regulatory process for personalized genetic medicines at the end of last year, the FDA today unveiled draft guidance for an approval pathway that could see custom CRISPR therapies, ...
STAT

FDA unveils rules for bespoke gene therapies, predicting flood of rare disease applications

Jason Mast is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the science behind new medicines and the systems and people that decide whether that science ever reaches patients. You can reach Jason ...
C&EN

The Chemistry of Genome Editing: Transforming Human and Planet Health with CRISPR

I was born in Washington, DC, in 1964, the oldest of three sisters, but the place that truly formed me as a scientist was Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawaii. Growing up there, far from the mainland ...
BioSpace

Sickle Cell Gene Therapies Casgevy and Lyfgenia Still Lacking Traction 2 Years In

The first gene therapies approved to treat sickle cell disease in December 2023 are struggling on the market. But there are glimpses of forward momentum as Vertex and Genetix Bio provide updates. Just ...
BioSpace

FDA’s Bespoke Pathway To Focus on Gene Editing and RNA-Based Treatments for Rare Diseases

The framework, first introduced by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research head Vinay Prasad in November, was criticized for lacking detailed guidance. Agency ...
The Lancet

Gene therapy for Parkinson's disease: trials and technical advances

cDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK dDepartment of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London ...
Popular Science

Biologists discover gene that may determine ‘good’ and ‘bad’ dads

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Most mammals grow up in single parent homes. It’s estimated that ...