by admin | Jul 20, 2023 | News & Opinions
By The Harvard Gazette For more than 20 years, scientists have been able to unravel the sequence of the human genome, the precise recipe of everyone’s DNA. That has led to incredible advances in discovering genes responsible for countless diseases. But within the last...
by admin | Jul 19, 2023 | News & Opinions
by Leipzig University – Phys.org When bacteria are attacked by a virus, they can defend themselves with a mechanism that fends off the genetic material introduced by the intruder. The key is CRISPR-Cas protein complexes. It is only in the last decade that their...
by admin | Jul 19, 2023 | News & Opinions
Growing and selection are crucial. by Josh Conway – Lifespan.io CRISPR is still imperfect While the accuracy of genetic modification through the well-known CRISPR/Cas9 system continues to improve, the technology remains imperfect. Small mistakes were initially...
by admin | Jul 18, 2023 | News & Opinions
— Difficult infection took weeks to identify; doctors warn about unproven treatments by Sophie Putka – MedPage Today A woman with multiple sclerosis (MS) who had intrathecal injections of umbilical cord stem cells in Mexico ended up with a severe Mycobacterium...
by admin | Jul 17, 2023 | News & Opinions
by William A. Haseltine – Forbes Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), a continuing muse in cell therapy research, could potentially be used to improve flaws associated with conventional CAR T therapy. What if an effective cancer treatment became cheaper and...
