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MEGA-CRISPR tool gives a power boost to cancer-fighting cells

MEGA-CRISPR tool gives a power boost to cancer-fighting cells

By Sara Reardon - Nature - The CRISPR–Cas9 gene-editing system excels at altering and disrupting genes. But the changes it makes are permanent, which can be a big problem if the system goes awry. Now, a CRISPR-based system that targets a cell’s short-lived messenger...

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US biotech fundraising boom ends 2-year deal drought

US biotech fundraising boom ends 2-year deal drought

By Nicholas Megaw - Fianacial Times - Biotech companies are rushing to raise money in US equity markets at the fastest rate since the peak of the mid-pandemic market boom. Drug developers raised $6.2bn in equity capital markets in January, according to data from...

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