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Facts Box: ICMR Guidelines on Gene Therapy
The Indian Council on Medical Research has issued guidelines on Gene Therapy. The aim of the guideline is to enable the stakeholders comply with the R&D of Gene Therapeutic Products being produced and tested inside the country. Overview of the guidelines The guide includes scientific and ethical considerations that are allowed in gene therapy. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Biopharmaceuticals • Diseases • Gene editing Technology • Gene Technology • Gene therapy • Genetic Diseases • Genetic disorder • Health
ICMR: Task Force on Gene Therapy
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will set up a task force on gene therapy in order to encourage research in the field. The purpose of setting up the task force is to explore gene editing based therapeutic approaches that will treat illness. Highlights The task force will work on genetic diseases affecting brain, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Biomedical Research • Cancer • Diabetes • Gene therapy • Genetic Diseases • Haemophilia • Health • ICMR
Government launches UMMID initiative and NIDAN in health sector
Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan has launched two initiatives to tackle the menace of genetic diseases in newborns. These are: The Unique Methods of Management and treatment of Inherited Disorders (UMMID) initiative National Inherited Diseases Administration (NIDAN) Both of these initiates of Health Ministry are supported by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Genetic Diseases • Health and Family Welfare • NIDAN Kendras • Public health • UMMID Scheme
REPAIR: Scientists develop RNA editing tool to combat genetic disease
Scientists from The Broad Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in US have developed RNA Editing for Programmable A to I Replacement (REPAIR), a new gene editing tool therapies that can reverse disease-causing mutations in humans. REPAIR gene editing tool can tweak an individual RNA ‘letters’ in human cells without making changes to entire genome and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Gene editing Technology • Genetic Diseases • REPAIR • RNA Editing Tool • Science and Technology • US