[ad_1] It seems like it was not that long ago, an uproar was raised against Dolly the Sheep, the first animal created by cloning cells. Now, if we believe a Chinese researcher, …
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[ad_1] Credit: public domain An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the University of Cyprus and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of California at San Diego, has identified …
Read More »Rice University is studying a scientist who has worked with a researcher on gene editing in babies
[ad_1] Rice University has opened an investigation into one of its professors that allegedly contributed to the creation of the world's first genetically modified baby, an assertion that has sparked international controversy …
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[ad_1] He Jiankui claims to have contributed to the creation of the first genetically modified babies in the world: binoculars which he altered DNA. (Mark Schiefelbein / AP) A Chinese scientist sowed …
Read More »Possible gene modification for kidney disease – ScienceDaily
[ad_1] For the first time, scientists have identified ways to end kidney disease in a life-limiting genetic disease, which could pave the way for personalized treatment in the future. Experts from the …
Read More »U.N. Biodiversity Conference To Consider Recommendations On Engineered Gene Drives In Malaria Prevention
[ad_1] U.N. Biodiversity Conference To Consider Recommendations On Engineered Gene Drives In Malaria Prevention Nov 15, 2018 The Guardian: Scientists divided over new research method to combat malaria“Research on a radical new way …
Read More »Researchers discover a new gene for hair loss
[ad_1] The brown color indicates the presence of LSS, which includes most of the hair follicle. Credit: Uni Bonn Hypotrichosis simplex results in progressive hair loss as early as childhood. A team …
Read More »Discovery of a new gene for rare genetic hair loss
[ad_1] The researchers have decrypted a new gene responsible for a rare form of hair loss of genetic origin. Hypotrichosis simplex occurs without other abnormalities. In early childhood, thin hair tends to …
Read More »The applications and ethics of gene editing
[ad_1] Biotechnology and genetic engineering have come a long way. In terms of gene editing, the words of Nobel laureate Sydney Brenner could not be more true: "Scientific progress depends on new …
Read More »Gene Study Reveals Secrets of Parasitic Worms, Possible Treatments
[ad_1] LONDON – The largest study of the genetic makeup of parasitic worms has found hundreds of new clues about how they invade the human body, its immune system and cause disease. …
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