Gene
Why gene editors want to treat fetuses when they are still in the womb
Gene editing could be more effective before birth Leigh Prather/Alamy Doing CRISPR gene editing while fetuses are in the womb…
Read More »1 gene may explain 30 mysterious medical conditions
Scientists’ investigation of a rare disorder in a single patient has solved medical mysteries affecting at least 30 people. These…
Read More »Scientists recreate mouse from gene older than animal life
Published in Nature Communications, an international team of researchers has achieved an unprecedented milestone: the creation of mouse stem cells…
Read More »Meet Evo, an AI model that can predict the effects of gene mutations with ‘unparalleled accuracy’
Scientists have developed a new type of machine learning model that can understand and design genetic instructions. The model, dubbed…
Read More »New discovery enables gene therapy for muscular dystrophies, other disorders
Gene therapy can effectively treat various diseases, but for some debilitating conditions like muscular dystrophies there is a big problem:…
Read More »Sweeter tomatoes are coming soon thanks to CRISPR gene editing
Gene editing can make larger tomato varieties sweeter Paul Maguire/Shutterstock If you like your tomatoes sweet, the smaller cherry tomato…
Read More »Using CRISPR to decipher whether gene variants lead to cancer
Researchers at ETH Zurich have combined two gene editing methods. This enables them to quickly investigate the significance of many…
Read More »International canine gene research database accelerates biomedical research
A new database covering over 100 different canine tissues can significantly enhance our understanding of hereditary diseases and provide valuable…
Read More »One gene provides diagnoses for 30 patients whose condition was unexplained for years
An international team of researchers has provided a genetic diagnosis for 30 individuals whose condition was undiagnosed for years despite…
Read More »Alzheimer’s and alcohol use disorder share similar gene expression patterns, study finds
Nearly 7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and this number is predicted to double by 2060. While aging and genetic…
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