Ageing, Human Lifespans and Sustainability
The prospect of increasing human lifespans with new technologies and its impact on sustainability is poorly studied getty…
Breakthrough reveals how viruses efficiently pack genetic material
Researchers at San Diego State University and Michigan State University are shedding new light on how viruses meticulously…
Expect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts say
Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Patients may start paying for…
ChronODE method offers precision in timing gene therapy treatments
A Yale research team has created a new computer tool that can pinpoint when exactly genes turn on…
Gene-Therapy Treatment Of Infant With Rare Genetic Condition Successful In World First » TwistedSifter
Pexels When baby KJ was born with a rare disease, which could cause a potentially fatal amount of…
New generation of CRISPR shows safer path to treating genetic diseases
A new generation of CRISPR technology developed at UNSW Sydney offers a safer path to treating genetic diseases…
Gene editing restores hearing and balance in adult mice with DFNA41 deafness
Zheng-Yi Chen, DPhil, associate scientist at the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, and Ines and Fredrick Yeatts Chair in Otolaryngology, at…
Join Sept. 18 with George Church and this year’s top biotech startups
I asked AI the othÂer day how many biotechs have been co-foundÂed by HarÂvard’s George Church. About 50…
Prime editing corrects a childhood genetic disease in mice
 Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a rare, one-in-a-million genetic disease that affects kids. Most cases are…
Breakthrough gene therapy reverses genetic deafness across age groups
Using gene therapy to treat hereditary deafness is safe and effective in both children and adults, according to…
Rescued by fat bubbles: Scientists treat rare genetic disease with designer molecule | Lifestyle
Tiny fat bubbles carrying gene therapy have successfully repaired DNA in the lungs and liver of animals with…
Targeted in vivo gene integration of a secretion-enabled GLP-1 receptor agonist reverses diet-induced non-genetic obesity and pre-diabetes
Plasmid construction The Exe4 gene was codon-optimized using the GeneSmart codon optimization tool (https://www.genscript.com/gensmart-free-gene-codon-optimization.html) based on the amino…