Better gene knockout in aneuploid cell lines
Credit: ©2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 15, 2019-CRISPR/Cas9 technology enables convenient and effective genome editing ...
Tag: Gene Therapy
Scientists discover novel genes responsible for regulating muscle cells
York University research could lead to new muscle cancer therapy TORONTO, May 22, 2019 - York University scientists have uncovered ...
SABER tech gives DNA and RNA visualization a boost
New DNA-nanotechnology-based method enhances nucleic acid analysis in cells and tissues, enabling parallel detection of many targets with high sensitivity ...
Waking ‘sleeping’ genes could help Prader-Willi syndrome
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia New funding is enabling Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers to develop new ...
Enzyme PHLPP2 could be a viable drug target for treating prostate cancer
Credit: Trotman lab/CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- An estimated 450,000 Americans are diagnosed each year with a cancer that's ...
Tracing the history of aggrecan gene mutations
A research team receives the 2019 Human Growth Award for a clinical trial of growth hormone treatment provided to patients ...
Mechanics, chemistry and biomedical research join forces for noninvasive tissue therapy
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A fortuitous conversation between two University of Illinois scientists has opened a ...
New disease discovered by CU Anschutz researchers
Scientists find the answer in a single gene mutation AURORA, Colo. (May 6, 2019) - A new immunodeficiency disease caused ...
First human germline gene editing was deeply flawed science, Chinese experts argue
Widely reported case experiment is unlikely to provide intended protection, with unknown risks The first reported instance of germline gene ...
What can be done to prevent another CRISPR crisis?
The public announcement last fall from China regarding gene editing on human embryos, conducted without the benefit of scientific review ...
Researcher gets $3.3 million grant to develop universal treatment for cystic fibrosis
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A pharmaceutical sciences researcher at Oregon State University has received a five-year, $3.3 million grant from the ...
Gene repair improves memory and seizures in adult autism model
Credit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla. - April 29, 2019 - A new study challenges the presumption that ...
Hypersociability in Williams syndrome result of Myelination deficits
Axon 'insulating tape' suffers from gene deletion that causes social impairment associated with rare disorder, Tel Aviv University researchers say ...
Personalizing precision medicine with combination therapies improves outcomes in cancer
Precision oncology often relies on treating patients with a single, molecularly matched therapy that targets one mutation in their tumor. ...