Fruit flies and cocaine, special 'allies' for curing addictions
Engineered Fruit Flies Develop Cocaine Addiction in Just 16 Hours: New Model May Revolutionize Addiction Treatments
Gene editing in neonatal blood, Italy 1st in the world in tests
Italian researchers cure three deadly blood diseases with direct gene editing in the first days of life of newborn mice.
Genetics, Prime editing cures a person: first time in the world
Prime editing debuts on a teenager with a rare genetic disease, improving 66% of his immune cells with no side effects.
23andMe, It's Bankrupt: Millions of People's DNA at Risk
23andMe's bankruptcy raises disturbing questions about DNA privacy. Our "biological fingerprint" could end up in the wrong hands. Here's what to do.
34 GMO Mice Bring Woolly Mammoth Closer to De-Extinction
De-extinction takes a step forward with Colossal Biosciences’ “woolly mice.” Is the mammoth coming back by 2028?
5 Ways a Bioweapon Would Trigger a Pandemic
Cambridge launches program to combat risk of pandemics caused by biological weapons. Experts working to prevent and manage threats that combine AI and gene editing.
Deadly Genetic Disease Defeated in Womb with Fetal Therapy
Pioneering fetal therapy has cured a deadly genetic disease before birth. The little patient is now doing well and growing normally.
Will It Be the Year of CRISPR? All the Therapies Coming (But the Costs…)
CRISPR therapies are advancing: new approaches to making them safer and more versatile. The editing race is just beginning.
More Than Junk DNA: 3000 New Genes Found
A sensational discovery in the human genome: Junk DNA contains thousands of previously unknown active genes. Medicine will be rewritten.
New genomic test diagnoses any type of infection in 24 hours
Breakthrough in medical diagnosis: UCSF genomic test detects viruses, bacteria, fungi with 86% accuracy. Results in just 24 hours.
Adermatoglyphia, Being Born Without Fingerprints: What Science Says
Adermatoglyphia Explained: Find out what we know about the genetics of this rare condition and how it affects those who have it.
Tetrachromy, the latest studies on the 'gift' of seeing "invisible" colors
Tetrachromatic research advances: New insights into how some see 100 million shades. Implications for science and technology.
Mitotic Spindle Under the Lens: The Latest Frontiers of Cellular Research
Latest research on the mitotic spindle reveals unexpected roles for already known proteins: cell biology is about to be rewritten.
Genetic Heritage Safe for Billions of Years on 5D Crystals
5D Crystals: The Ultimate Time Capsule for Human Genetics. An Indestructible Legacy for the Future.
Rewriting genes like text: Genome editing will change medicine
A new era in genome editing: RNA bridging allows you to edit DNA like a text processor. A genetic revolution.
Breakthrough for Crohn's disease: cause discovered in the "genetic desert"
A "deserted" stretch of DNA could be the cause of Crohn's disease. The discovery offers new hope for a debilitating and mysterious disease.
In Florida, an attempt is being made to give birth to a calf from artificial embryos
Researchers at the University of Florida aim to create a calf from synthetic embryos: only stem cells, without eggs or sperm.
Synthetic but alive: cells that challenge the boundary between artificial and biological
DNA as a building material for multifunctional synthetic cells, stable up to 50°C. Potential applications in regenerative medicine, drug delivery and diagnostics.
The very long farewell of the Y chromosome: will males disappear from the world?
The Y chromosome shrinks: from 900 to 55 genes: at these rates, in 11 million years humanity will change completely (if it has not become extinct).
In vitro gametogenesis, more hope for biological children from two men
Scientists closer to creating human embryos from two men: In vitro gametogenesis may expand the boundaries of parenthood.
Synmoss, towards the first plant with an artificial genome
The SynMoss project aims to develop a plant with a fully synthetic genome in the next 10 years, revolutionizing plant biotechnology.
