Biotechnology UK Biobank Supercharges Medicine with Gene Data on 500,000 Brits A database of DNA and health measurements is offering new clues into everything from who gets diabetes to who likes a pint of beer. by Antonio Regalado 2017-11-15T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Even at $500K, Gene Therapy Could Be a Bargain for Some Diseases A one-time gene therapy that costs half a million dollars sounds crazy until you add up what it costs to treat some diseases over a lifetime. by Emily Mullin 2017-09-21T06:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life A First-of-a-Kind Gene Therapy Cure Has Struggled to Find a Market GlaxoSmithKline’s drug Strimvelis is for sale, a sign of how hard it is to commercialize the future of medicine. by Antonio Regalado 2017-07-26T15:10:00-04:00
Biotechnology A Year After Approval, Gene-Therapy Cure Gets Its First Customer GlaxoSmithKline says it has treated a child with Strimvelis, its gene therapy for immune deficiency. by Emily Mullin 2017-05-03T00:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology Everything You Need to Know About Gene Therapy’s Most Promising Year The arrival of gene-therapy cures could transform medicine, but business questions linger. by Antonio Regalado 2016-12-30T00:00:00-05:00
Biotechnology Gene-Therapy Cure Has Money-Back Guarantee The most expensive drugs in history, or medicine’s biggest bargains? Gene therapy could be both. by Antonio Regalado 2016-08-09T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Glaxo and Verily Join Forces to Treat Disease By Hacking Your Nervous System Small implantable devices would treat people by blocking or altering signals sent from the brain. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-08-01T12:35:00-04:00
Biotechnology Gene Therapy Trial Wrenches Families as One Child’s Death Saves Another New DNA fix stops brain-destroying terminal illness, but only if it’s given early enough. by Antonio Regalado 2016-07-20T00:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology Gene Therapy’s First Out-and-Out Cure Is Here A gene therapy for an inherited immune disease completes a 27-year journey. by Antonio Regalado 2016-05-06T00:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology Scientists Hope to Lengthen Dog Years A drug that helps people after organ transplants has extended the lives of fruit flies, worms, and mice. The next step is to see what it will do for our pets. by Faye Flam 2015-10-22T00:00:00-04:00
