US Patent Issued to Cornell University on Oct. 7 for "Promoting nutrient absorption through the colon" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,335, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.).

"Promoting nutrient absorption through the colon" was invented by Qiao Joe Zhou (Ardsley, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for deleting or inactivating at least one Satb2 allele or inhibiting expression of a Satb2 gene in one or more starting cells of a subject, to thereby convert the starting cells into small intestine-like cells, and methods of using those cells, is provided."

The patent was filed on Sept. 26, 2022, under Application No. 17/935,492.

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