Carolyn Y. Johnson
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CRISPR patent dispute erupts on Twitter
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The war for control ...
How will mainstream medicine balance lifesaving potential, cost of gene therapy?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. First tested in patients ...

Genetic clues in mammals could unlock secret to anti-aging
For years, scientists have studied how to combat old age. Now, new research suggests that genetic clues in mammals with ...
Testing of gene therapies expanding at Boston-area hospitals
Years after it was hyped, vilified for the death of a teenager, and then mostly forgotten by the general public, ...
Scientists find genetic switch that may fuel breast cancer’s spread
Despite improvements in medical technology, doctors still struggle to tell which breast cancers are highly aggressive and likely to spread ...
Human Genome Project leader weighs in on Supreme Court gene patenting case
The following is an edited excerpt. Late last year, the nation’s highest court said it would consider a legal challenge ...