Industry experts discuss the agency’s plans to make the drug approval process more transparent.
Industry experts discuss the agency’s plans to make the drug approval process more transparent.
An Amgen executive refutes accusations that the company published misleading results of its mid-90s clinical trial testing an anemia drug.
Researchers pull viable cells from bodies that had been dead for more than 2 weeks.
New research finds that older men have children and grandchildren with longer telomeres, possibly pointing to health benefits of delayed reproduction.
The regulatory agency will allow early-stage breast cancer patients to try experimental drugs previously reserved for those with advanced disease.
June 1, 2012
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Gene therapies typically involve the introduction of genetic material into target cells to replace or supplement an existing, usually dysfunctional, gene. Techniques for delivering the corrective payload vary widely. Many gene therapies utilize modif
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