Omega Therapeutics Looks To Address Disease By Tuning Genomic Regulators
Executive Summary
The newest Flagship spinout says that by drugging insulated genomic domains, it can tune genomic activity without altering DNA to treat and maybe even cure a broad range of diseases.
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