There is great potential in gene therapy for treating certain types of cancer and genetic defects, immunological diseases, wounds and infections. The therapies work by delivering genes into the patients' cells, which then ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 7, 2020
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Diseases with a genetic cause could, in theory, be treated by supplying a correct version of the faulty gene. However, in practice, delivering new genetic material to human cells is difficult. A promising method for the delivery ...
Biotechnology
Apr 17, 2020
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A group of researchers from ITMO University has come up with the concept of a new drug against cancer: a nanorobot made of DNA fragments, which can potentially be used not only to destroy cancer cells, but also to locate ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 5, 2020
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The applications of CRISPR based genetic engineering tools range from changing colors in butterfly wings to developing gene therapies that might one day cure or prevent human diseases.
Biotechnology
Jun 26, 2019
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Two research teams from East China Normal University and Sun Yat-Sen University in China have developed and improved the ABE system in mouse and rat strains, which has great implications for human genetic disorders and gene ...
Biotechnology
Jul 31, 2018
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Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have designed genetic "circuits" out of living cellular material in order to gain a better understanding of how proteins function, with the goal of making improvements.
Biotechnology
Mar 6, 2018
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Gene editing has captivated scientists and medical providers with tantalizing visions of wiping out debilitating inherited diseases. Could conditions like Huntington's disease, for example, be cured by using a tool that acts ...
Biotechnology
Dec 21, 2017
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If you've ever bought a new iPhone, you've experienced good packaging.
Biotechnology
Dec 14, 2017
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Genetic processes that allow cells to transform so they can mend damaged nerves have been identified by scientists.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 5, 2017
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Gene therapy is a kind of experimental treatment that is designed to fix faulty genetic material and help a patient fight off or recover from a disease. Now scientists have engineered the smallest-reported virus-like shell ...
Biotechnology
Sep 21, 2016
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