Novel genomic screening tool enables precision reverse-engineering of genetic programming in cells
Collaborative research led by investigators at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center defines a ...
Scientists warn African DNA is missing from the global genome map
African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent’s vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome ...
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Abu Dhabi introduces gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease for first time in UAE
The Department of Health - Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the emirate, has announced the ...
ZAWYA8d
DoH introduces advanced gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease, thalassemia for first time in UAE
The innovative treatment, provided by Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center (ADSCC), in coordination with DoH and in collaboration with ...
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The Artificial Intelligence of gene editing
Science is discovery and discovery evolve. Few discoveries have elicited as much excitement in the scientific world in recent times ...
Fred Hutch16d
Ancient heritage discovered for a family of antiviral proteins
To do this, they searched for genetic sequences similar to the Mx ... the researchers uncovered four examples of large DNA viruses sharing similar dynamin-like genes with amoeba, plankton, algae, and ...
News Medical17d
Yale scientists develop advanced CRISPR tool to study complex genetic interactions
But to date this technology - which allows scientists to use a "guide" RNA to modify DNA sequences and evaluate ... of Yale Cancer Center, Yale Stem Cell Center, and Yale Center for Biomedical ...
The New Yorker17d
Could We Store Our Data in DNA?
Davis used an encoding scheme to translate the image, which was five pixels by seven, into a sequence of eighteen bases. With the help of a Harvard lab, he inserted the DNA into E. coli bacteria ...
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A cure for sickle cell disease? New Vanderbilt study reinforces validity of the therapy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — One of Vanderbilt's latest studies has found a cure for sickle cell disease. Sickle cell is a blood disorder where the body creates mutated red blood cell proteins.
New York Post17d
Stress and trauma can change your DNA — and the DNA of your kids and grandkids
This process can alter gene expression without changing the underlying DNA sequence. The researchers identified 21 sites in the DNA of mothers and children who had directly experienced violence ...
C&EN18d
CPPCGM: A Highly Efficient Sequence-Based Tool for Simultaneously Identifying and Generating Cell-Penetrating Peptides
Institute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518055, China School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, ...
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First Patient Cured of Sickle Cell Anemia
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile lived with the chronic pain of sickle cell anemia. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking genetic treatment, he is the first person ...