Three people were gene-edited in an effort to cure their HIV. The result is unknown.

by admin | Oct 31, 2023 | News & Opinions

By Antonio Regalado – MIT Technology Review The gene-editing technology CRISPR has been used to change the genes of human babies, to modify animals, and to treat people with sickle-cell disease. Now scientists are attempting a new trick: using CRISPR to...

Douglas Melton Recognized for Pioneering the Process of Converting Stem Cells into Insulin-Producing Beta Cells

by admin | Oct 30, 2023 | News & Opinions

By UMass Chan Medical School The UMass Chan Diabetes Center of Excellence (DCOE) congratulates Doug Melton, PhD, who was awarded the Doctor Juan Abarca International Award for Medical Sciences for pioneering the process of converting stem cells into insulin-producing...

Researchers Develop Novel Genome Editing Software That Is Safer Than CRISPR

by admin | Oct 27, 2023 | News & Opinions

by Technology Networks A team of researchers has developed a software tool called DANGER (Deleterious and ANticipatable Guides Evaluated by RNA-sequencing) analysis that provides a way for the safer design of genome editing in all organisms with a transcriptome. For...

New wound healing research by Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine produces full thickness human bioprinted skin

by admin | Oct 26, 2023 | News & Opinions

By Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist – EurekAlert News WINSTON-SALEM, NC – October 4, 2023 – A research paper published today in Science Translational Medicine presents a significant breakthrough in the area of skin regeneration and wound healing by...

Zooming in on rare bone cells that drive osteoporosis

by admin | Oct 26, 2023 | News & Opinions

By Mayo Clinic’s Research Magazine Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new high-resolution, analytical technique to identify the rare senescent bone cells that are known to drive osteoporosis. Senescent cells are malfunctioning cells that build up as people...

Most of today’s gene therapies rely on viruses — and that’s a problem

by admin | Oct 25, 2023 | News & Opinions

By Tina Hesman Saey – Science News CRISPR and new approaches to delivery may help treat rare diseases In 2018, Will Ungerer, shown with doctor Jerry Mendell at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, received experimental gene therapy for Duchenne...