Researchers show safer, more targeted way to deliver CRISPR gene therapy
Light-activated liposomes could help to deliver CRISPR gene therapy—and the method could prove safer and more direct than current methods.
Light-activated liposomes could help to deliver CRISPR gene therapy—and the method could prove safer and more direct than current methods.
Biotechnology
Nov 12, 2020
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Climate change is causing hurricanes that make landfall to take more time to weaken, reports a study published 11th November 2020 in the journal Nature.
Earth Sciences
Nov 11, 2020
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Nearly three decades have passed since world leaders agreed to reverse biodiversity loss. It hasn't gone according to plan. This year, the current decade of biodiversity conservation targets are set to expire well short of ...
Ecology
Oct 22, 2020
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When people imagine "new materials," they typically think of chemistry. But UConn physicist Ilya Sochnikov has another suggestion: mechanics.
Superconductivity
Oct 12, 2020
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Cell lines injected with free nucleic acid are widely used for drug discovery and disease modeling. To avoid genetically mixed cell populations, investigators use dilution techniques to select single cells that will then ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 2, 2020
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Research by a team at Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington's School of Biological Sciences dispels the belief that on the assembly line of enzymes there is a "proof-reading" mechanism that ensures molecules ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 16, 2020
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Researchers from the Institute of Laser Engineering at Osaka University have successfully used short, but extremely powerful laser blasts to generate magnetic field reconnection inside a plasma. This work may lead to a more ...
General Physics
Sep 7, 2020
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A new bioluminescent reporter that tracks DNA double stranded break (DSB) repair in cells has been developed by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Academia Sinica in Taiwan. The international team's ...
Biotechnology
Aug 21, 2020
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Scientists have tracked a 'boomerang' earthquake in the ocean for the first time, providing clues about how they could cause devastation on land.
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2020
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Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe after hydrogen. But scientists aren't sure just how much there actually is in the Sun's atmosphere, where it is hard to measure. Knowing the amount of helium in the ...
Astronomy
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