{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65736d39d32e730012c98919/65cf9d2681b49600151acac4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"CRISPRed Pigs, Exscientia Fires CEO, & AGBT Roundup; Christian Henry","description":"<p><strong>Episode 9 (February 16, 2024): </strong>Using CRISPR-Cas9 technology, British animal genetics firm Genus has generated a population of pigs that are resistant to the deadly porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus. Exscientia has fired its founder, CEO, and principal executive officer Andrew Hopkins, PhD, and removed him from the company’s board, after it concluded that he engaged in “inappropriate” relationships with two employees. Julianna LeMieux, PhD, Deputy Editor in Chief at <em>GEN</em>, provides a recap of her time at AGBT 2024.</p><p>Plus, an interview with Christian Henry, president and chief executive officer at PacBio.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Listed below are key references to the <em>GEN</em> stories, media, and other items discussed in this episode of <em>Touching Base</em>: </p><p> </p><p><a href=\"https://www.genengnews.com/topics/genome-editing/crispred-pigs-precision-porcine-gene-editing-combats-pprs-virus-threat/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CRISPRed Pigs: Precision Porcine Gene Editing Combats PPRS Virus Threat</strong></a></p><p>By Uduak Thomas, <em>GEN</em>, February 14, 2024</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.genengnews.com/topics/artificial-intelligence/exscientia-fires-ceo-for-inappropriate-relationships-with-two-employees/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Exscientia Fires CEO for “Inappropriate” Relationships with Two Employees</strong></a></p><p><em>GEN</em>, February 13, 2024</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.genengnews.com/topics/omics/sun-spatial-and-sequencing-a-report-from-the-first-day-of-agbt/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sun, Spatial, and Sequencing: A Report from the First Day of AGBT</strong></a></p><p>By Julianna LeMieux, PhD, and Jonathan D. Grinstein, PhD, <em>GEN</em>, February 7, 2024</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.genengnews.com/topics/omics/nanostring-cso-joe-beechem-insists-the-company-not-going-anywhere/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>NanoString CSO Joe Beechem Insists the Company “Not Going Anywhere”</strong></a></p><p>By Julianna LeMieux, PhD, <em>GEN</em>, February 8, 2024</p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>","author_name":"Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN)"}