Month: November 2015

Micropigs

“We had a bigger crowd than anyone. People were attached to them. Everyone wanted to hold them.” In the United States, people wanted a porcine lap pet, but were disappointed when animals touted as ‘teacup’ pigs weighing only 5 kilograms grew into 50-kilogram animals. Genetically-edited micropigs stay reliably small.

Choosing eye color

Our clinical trials thus far have been limited to changing eye color from brown to blue, since that is both the simplest and most sought-after color change. We will soon begin testing dark brown to light brown color change, as well as changing hazel or green to blue, and it is possible that our first commercial laser will also be able to accommodate these color changes. Changing brown or hazel eyes to green is more complicated, and it is unlikely our initial laser will be able to accomplish this. Because our technology relies upon the removal of pigment, it will not change eye color from light to dark, e.g., blue to green, green to hazel, or hazel to brown.

Gene Therapy

This is the first time human cells, engineered in this particular way, have been given back to a patient. The technology has got enormous potential to correct other conditions

2019-06-30: Germline Gene Therapy

means of correcting disease-causing nuclear and mitochondrial DNA mutations in gametes or preimplantation embryos have now been developed and are commonly referred to as germline gene therapy (GGT). We will discuss these novel strategies and provide a path forward for safe, high-efficiency GGT that may provide a promising new paradigm for preventing the passage of deleterious genes from parent to child.

2020-12-07: Cures

Both the Vertex/CRISPR and Bluebird techniques seem to work – and in fact, to work very well. There are now people walking around, many months after these treatments, who were severely ill but now appear to be cured. That’s not a word we get to use very often.

Modi influence in the UK

it seems the balance of power is reversing, 68 years after independence.

Mr Cameron has plenty to gain as well. At the general election in May, for the first time the Tories polled 1m votes from among ethnic minorities, the overwhelming majority of whom were Asians. Among Hindus and Sikhs, the Tories even outpolled Labour. Putting in a Wembley appearance alongside the popular Mr Modi probably won’t do the prime minister’s own political ratings any harm either.