Researchers show new holistic approach to genetics and plant breeding
Researchers have discovered new approach to cereal plant breeding that considers the internal calculator of plant seeds that makes them ...
Tag: Gene Therapy
Better hearing with optical cochlear implants
Credit: Daniel Keppeler, UMG Understanding spoken words, developing normal speech - cochlear implants enable people with profound hearing impairment to ...
Improving survival in pancreatic cancer
Suppressing a gene regulator could reduce pancreatic cancer resistance to vital chemotherapeutic treatment.Credit: Yutaka Kondo Nagoya University researchers and colleagues ...
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Summit 2021 features world renowned cancer researchers advancing so
James P. Allison, PhD, Carl H. June, MD and Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD Keynote April 29 SummitCredit: Alliance for Cancer Gene ...
CNIO scientists discovers a combination therapy for aggressive brain tumors
Credit: CNIO Glioblastomas are the most common and most aggressive brain tumours. Their survival rate has barely increased over the ...
An on-off switch for gene editing
New, reversible CRISPR method can control gene expression while leaving underlying DNA sequence unchangedCredit: Jennifer Cook-Chrysos/Whitehead Institute Over the past ...
Bioengineer wins NIH grant to attack cystic fibrosis
Xue Sherry Gao developing base editors to fix multitude of single mutations that cause diseaseCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - ...
Scientists scour genes of 53,000+ people to better battle dangerous diseases
Credit: UVA Health A new analysis of the entire genetic makeup of more than 53,000 people offers a bonanza of ...
Bringing gene editing into high schools
Toolkit easily incorporates into any laboratory science courseCredit: ChristianaCare St. Georges Technical High School in southern New Castle County, Delaware ...
CU Cancer Center researcher reveals new effects of oxygen deprivation in cancer cells
Joaquin Espinosa, PhD, and his team investigated the role of hypoxia-inducible factors in tumor growth and suppressionCredit: Joaquin Espinosa, PhD ...
Tadpole nerve regeneration capacity provides clue to treating spinal cord injury
Credit: Atsushi Natsume Nagoya University researchers have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in regenerating neurons of African ...
Prime editing enables precise gene editing without collateral damage
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University The latest gene editing technology, prime editing, expands the "genetic toolbox" for more precisely creating ...
John D. Carpten elected fellow of AACR Academy
American Association for Cancer Research honors distinguished USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center scientistCredit: Keck School of Medicine of USC John ...
Researchers improve plant prime editing efficiency with optimized pegRNA designs
Credit: IGDB Precision genome editing enables the precise modification of DNA in living cells, thus enabling a breadth of opportunities ...
SMART develops rapid deterministic lateral displacement assay to assess immune response
Novel DLD assay is capable of rapidly assessing host inflammatory response, allowing patients exhibiting a life-threatening hyper-aggressive immune response to ...
New anti-cancer therapy: Converting glioma cells into neurons
Credit: Jinan University Glioma is a fatal neurological disorder that has limited interventional treatment, despite extensive research over the past ...
Singapore scientists develop novel gene editor to correct disease-causing mutations
The CRISPR-based gene editor, C-to-G Base Editor (CGBE), opens up treatment avenues for up to 40 per cent of genetic ...
Nano-micelle packaging CRISPR/Cas9 components enables brain genome editing
Credit: 2021 Innovation Center of NanoMedicine March 10, 2021 - Kawasaki, Japan: The research group of Deputy Principal Research Scientist ...
Protein discovery could help enable eco-friendly fungicides
Findings explain how plants use RNA to defend against fungal invadersCredit: Nicole Ward Gauthier/University of Kentucky New research reveals an ...
Funding the future of cancer research
PICI awards nearly $3 million to six early career researchersCredit: Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy SAN FRANCISCO - From improving ...
