"Uncharted Territory: Top Challenges Facing Gene Therapy Development". Scientists from three different institutions—St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, SCIEX, and Sanofi— share their perspectives on the future of gene therapy. Here are more details of this ...Learn More

New Bench to Bedside now online: Messenger RNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2. The first two vaccines proven to be effective for inhibiting COVID-19 illness were both mRNA, achieving 95% efficacy (and safety) among 74,000 participants (half receiving placebo) after intramuscular ...Learn More

Two CRISPR strategies for curing sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia have been reported to dramatically improve the health of a handful of people that had these genetic diseases. The picture below shows Victoria Gray (right), was the first patient to be treated with the ...Learn More

CRISPR-Cas9 as the revolutionizing gene editing technology has been widely applied in many fields, from basic research, drug discovery, gene and cell therapy, disease diagnostics, to engineering various species for bioproduction1. The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded ...Learn More

As the 2020 Nobel Prize Announcements are coming, there are more news and topics surrounding the Nobel Prize. BBC News reported on 9 September 2020 that a Norwegian politician has put US President Donald Trump’s name forward for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, citing the ...Learn More