Tag: gene therapy
CRISPR baby mutation significantly increases mortality: Two copies of mutated CCR5 gene associated with lower survivability
Geneticists continue to unravel how genes impact drug use and addiction: Study assesses naturally occurring variation in drug self-administration
Insulin under the influence of light
New immunodeficiency disease discovered: Scientists find the answer in a single gene mutation
Researchers ready B cells for novel cell therapy
Working to advance radiation therapy for children with cancer: Novel software to improve accuracy of cancer treatment
How light triggers brain activity: Protein research
High-speed ‘electron camera’ films molecular movie in HD
Novel strategy hits ‘reset button’ for disease-causing genetic duplications
Unjamming the genome after DNA damage: A gene regulatory multi-tool has yet another function
New protein for gene editing may improve disease treatment, sustainable manufacturing: Innovation could change how gene editing is approached in the future
New muscular disease: Myoglobinopathy
Using more-specific ‘genetic scissors’ may avoid problems associated with gene editing
Robust and specific gene regulation tool developed for primary brain neurons
How a certain bacterium communicates and makes us sick
Identical twins light the way for new genetic cause of arthritis
New device widens light beams by 400 times: Broadening possibilities in science and technology
DNA structure impacts rate and accuracy of DNA synthesis
Preventing sudden cardiac death with genome editing
Studies raise questions over how epigenetic information is inherited
Making gene therapy delivery safer and more efficient: Inconsistency in the molecular makeup of vectors is a key concern in scaling up gene therapy production for patients
How many people carry rare disease genetic risk variants?
How bacteria play pass the parcel — and help each other evade antibiotics
A first step toward cracking the genetics of strabismus: A mysterious variant on chromosome 21, in patients with esotropia, is the first to be linked to common strabismus
How to make the gene-editing tool CRISPR work even better
Mutation ‘hotspots’ in DNA: Research could lead to new insights on cancer risks
Mutated gene is likely cause of 3-year-old girl’s severe disorder: Damaged gene FBXO28
Imaging in living cells reveals how ‘junk DNA’ switches on a gene: Video shows DNA enhancers finding and activating a target gene in a living cell