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New CRISPR Center Brings Hope for Rare and Deadly Genetic Diseases

UCSF Health — January 8, 2024

The Danaher-IGI Beacon for CRISPR Cures center will use genome editing to address potentially hundreds of diseases, including rare genetic disorders that have no cure, to ensure treatments can be developed and brought to patients more quickly and efficiently.

UCSF School of Medicine

How Fruit Bats Got a Sweet Tooth Without Sour Health

UCSF Health — January 8, 2024

Fruit bats have a genetic system that controls blood sugar without fail. Learning from that system can help us make better insulin- or sugar-sensing therapies for human patients.

UCSF School of Medicine

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