Genetic Engineering

The 2023 Good Tech Awards

Toasting a year of breakthroughs (and a few breakdowns) in Silicon Valley and beyond.

By Kevin Roose

Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Decisions and Verdicts European Union Federal Trade Commission Genetic Engineering Grail Inc Illumina Inc Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Tests (Medical)

Gene-Sequencing Company Illumina to Sell Cancer Test Developer

The move came two days after a court upheld the Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to the deal on antitrust grounds.

By Nicole Sperling

Blood Bone Marrow Crispr (DNA) Developing Countries Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Food and Drug Administration Genetic Engineering Genetics and Heredity Income Inequality Sickle Cell Anemia Stem Cells Therapy and Rehabilitation Transplants Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc

New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most

There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags and are highly complex to manufacture and deliver.

By Rebecca Robbins and Stephanie Nolen

Crispr (DNA) CRISPR Therapeutics Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Food and Drug Administration Genetic Engineering Sickle Cell Anemia Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc

Panel Tells F.D.A. That CRISPR Sickle Cell Cure Is Safe Enough for Patients

The decision by an advisory committee may lead to Food and Drug Administration approval of the first treatment for humans that uses the CRISPR gene-editing system.

By Gina Kolata

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