All posts tagged "CRISPR"
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1.0KHealth NewsGene-Editing In Cloned Embryos Shows Possibility Of Preventing Rare Diseases
Researchers in China are using new methods to fix genetic diseases in human embryos by cloning embryos with a mutation for a...
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2.7KBusiness NewsGenetically Modified Pigs Take First Step Towards Being Organ Donors For Humans
Genetically modified pigs may soon be able to help with the shortage in organs for transplant, according to US scientists. A team...
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1.0KHealth NewsScientists Successfully Edit Genetic Disease In Human Embryos
An international team of scientists completed a groundbreaking experiment on Wednesday, successfully eliminating a genetic disease by editing human embryos. The study...
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1.1KHealth NewsFirst Gene Editing In Human Embryos In The US
In a first for the United States, scientists have used technology that allows genes to be modified in a human embryo, according...
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1.2KHealth NewsScientists Use CRISPR To Remove HIV In Mice
Researchers may have gotten one step closer to finding a cure for HIV, at least in mice, by using the gene-editing tool...
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1.9KScience NewsRNA-Targeting CRISPR Might Help Treat Huntington’s, Other Diseases
CRISPR, the gene-editing tool that made headlines earlier this year because of its provocative and controversial potential, has become a hot point...
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2.3KHealth NewsNew Stem Cell Guidelines Block Marketing Of Underdeveloped Therapies
Updated guidelines governing research using stem cells has been released. The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) released the new guidelines...
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2.0KScience NewsGenome Editing Technique Hailed As Science Magazine’s 2015 ‘Breakthrough Of The Year’
The revolutionary genome-editing technique CRISPR/Cas9 that allows genetic engineers to identify, cut and replace gene sequences with relative ease is Science Magazine‘s...
