by admin | Apr 5, 2023 | News & Opinions
By Leah Crane – New Scientist Gene-edited rice plants may be able to grow on Mars. Researchers have now identified a gene that, when modified, seems to give rice plants a better chance of surviving in harsh Martian soil. Martian soil, or regolith, has fewer...
by admin | Apr 4, 2023 | News & Opinions
by The Francis Crick Institute Head of the Crick’s Stem Cells and Neuromuscular Regeneration Lab, Francesco Saverio Tedesco, is also a doctor at Great Ormond Street Hospital, where he specializes in neurological and neuromuscular diseases of childhood, like...
by admin | Apr 3, 2023 | News & Opinions
By Sue Pearson – Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News Multiple sclerosis (MS), a potentially disabling disease in which the immune system attacks the myelin sheath of nerve cells, currently lacks a cure. The available treatments are designed to speed the...
by admin | Mar 31, 2023 | News & Opinions
By Gabrielle Masson – Fierce Biotech News Athenex is in a tight spot, trying to stretch out its remaining cash and ward off an unruly creditor just as the FDA slaps a clinical hold on its neuroblastoma cell therapy while it explores a patient’s death in a...
by admin | Mar 30, 2023 | News & Opinions
Nicole Mlynaryk – University of California Sab Diego News UC San Diego scientists find stem cells’ unique way of discarding misfolded proteins could be the key to maintaining long-term health and preventing disease In humanity’s ongoing quest for the elixir of...