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Imagine a world in which we could easily alter faulty DNA, as we could fix a typo in a document. This is exactly being enabled with CRISPR technology.Rare genetic diseases …
CRISPR Gene Editing for Rare Diseases: How It’s Revolutionizing Treatment Read More
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has selected Neurogene’s NGN-401, an experimental gene therapy for Rett Syndrome, for the Support for Clinical Trials Advancing Rare Disease Therapy (START) pilot …
Rett gene therapy NGN-401 selected for FDA’s START pilot program Read More
In any bioreactor, over time, only a certain percentage of cells actually produce what they were designed to express, says Enduro Genetics CEO Christian Munch. The rest are basically freeloaders, …
Biomanufacturing Game Changer? Enduro Genetics Discovers Elegant Solutions for Reducing Cell Productivity Read More
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is hedging its bets with the return of trophy-class bass fishing to Lake Monticello with today’s release of approximately 9,000 unique fish. These fish …
Titan Bass are stocking up in Lake Monticello Read More
In an ambitious effort to uncover the unique genetic risks associated with breast cancer in women of African descent, a research team led by Dr. Wei Zheng of Vanderbilt University …
New study examines genetic risks of breast cancer in black women Read More
Howard Chang, MD, PhD, professor of dermatology and genetics and the Virginia and DK Ludwig Professor in Cancer Research, has been honored with the 2024 Lurie Award in Biomedical Sciences …
Howard Chang awarded the 2024 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences Read More
Researchers have identified Tmesipteris oblanceolataa fern from New Caledonia, as it has the largest genome on record, surpassing the previous record Japanese Paris. This discovery, detailed in Science magazine, reveals …
Unlocking the genetic giant: The tiny fern has the largest genome of any organism on earth Read More
In Hungary, ethological research is most often identified with tests on dogs, but new methodological advances may bring another species, the paradise fish, into the spotlight. The fish are easy …
The importance of the paradise fish in evolutionary and behavioral genetics research Read More
A new gene therapy has restored hearing in both ears of five children with hereditary deafness, improving their hearing function, speech perception and ability to localize sound. Relations: The gene …
Gene therapy trial shows restoration of hearing in children born deaf Read More