A new discovery by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons could fix one of the major shortcomings of current gene-editing tools, including CRISPR, and offer a powerful new approach for ...
Biotechnology
Jun 12, 2019
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Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center took a step toward making gene therapy more practical by simplifying the way gene-editing instructions are delivered to cells. Using a gold nanoparticle instead of an inactivated ...
Materials Science
May 27, 2019
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We depend on electrical waves to regulate the rhythm of our heartbeat. When those signals go awry, the result is a potentially fatal arrhythmia. Now, a team of researchers from Oxford and Stony Brook universities has found ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 19, 2015
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Duke researchers have developed a new method to precisely control when genes are turned on and active.
Biotechnology
Apr 6, 2015
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Chemotherapy often shrinks tumors at first, but as cancer cells become resistant to drug treatment, tumors can grow back. A new nanodevice developed by MIT researchers can help overcome that by first blocking the gene that ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 2, 2015
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(Phys.org) —By loading any specific protein and nucleic acid into an icosahedral phage T4 capsid-based nanoparticle, the resulting cell delivery vehicle's ligands can bind to the surface of specific target tissues to deliver ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- New stamp-sized microchip enables faster production of low-cost, highly efficient nano-vehicles for gene-delivery.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 16, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the most difficult aspects of working at the nanoscale is actually seeing the object being worked on. Biological structures like viruses, which are smaller than the wavelength of light, are invisible ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 1, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- About five years ago, Professor Janet Sawicki at the Lankenau Institute in Pennsylvania read an article about nanoparticles developed by MIT's Robert Langer for gene therapy, the insertion of genes into living ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 6, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Gene therapy holds promise in the treatment of cancer as well as a large number of other diseases. However, developing a scalable system for delivering genes to cells both efficiently and safely has been ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 25, 2009
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