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Gene editing tool reduces Alzheimer’s plaque precursor in mice
A new gene editing tool that helps cellular machinery skip parts of genes responsible for diseases has been applied to…
Read More »Disease-resistant pork may go on sale in 2025 thanks to gene editing
Genus’s gene-edited pigs with resistance to the virus that causes PRRS Genus PIC Thirty years after the first genetically modified…
Read More »Genetic discovery links new gene to autism spectrum disorder
New research published in The American Journal of Human Genetics has identified a previously unknown genetic link to autism spectrum…
Read More »Light-induced gene therapy disables cancer cells’ energy center
Researchers are shining a light on cancer cells’ energy centers — literally — to damage these power sources and trigger…
Read More »New gene therapy reverses heart failure in large animal model
A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model.…
Read More »Close encounters between distant DNA regions cause bursts of gene activity
Researchers at Kyushu University have revealed how spatial distance between specific regions of DNA is linked to bursts of gene…
Read More »A single gene mutation could enable H5N1 to spread between people, study finds
Dozens of people in the United States have caught bird flu from animals this year, but there’s no evidence that…
Read More »Drug research: Decoding the structure of nano ‘gene ferries’
LMU researchers have investigated how cationic polymers organize on a molecular level when transporting RNA drugs. Cationic polymers are promising…
Read More »Bishop Gene Robinson, first openly gay Episcopal bishop, preaches defense of McBride
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Bishop Gene Robinson, the first openly gay man elected to be an Episcopal bishop in 2003, preaching…
Read More »Innovative approach maps gene activity in the living human brain
A groundbreaking method to profile gene activity in the living human brain has been developed by researchers at FutureNeuro, the…
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