Licensing deal with Genus will help combat deadly cattle disease

First published in WSU News A gene editing technology developed at WSU is being licensed to Genus plc, a global animal genetics company, to develop cattle that are more resistant to bovine respiratory disease (BRD). “From domestication and selective breeding to today’s use of advanced biotechnology, the goal of all animal husbandry remains the same,” […]

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Scientist develops gene therapy for muscle wasting

First published for WSU News by Seth Truscott A discovery by Washington State University scientist Dan Rodgers and collaborator Paul Gregorevic could save millions of people suffering from muscle wasting disease. The result of the team’s four-year project is a novel gene therapeutic approach. The work was published (http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/8/348/348ra98) July 20 in Science Translational Medicine, a […]

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