Multipurpose Mini CRISPR System Easier to Deliver Into Human Cells for Gene Therapy, Treat Diverse Ailments

Medicine & Technology Sep 05, 2021

Bioengineers reimagine the CRISPR system as a Swiss Army knife by repurposing it to make a mini version for easier cell engineering and gene therapy to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other diverse ailments.

Protein Cell P53 Drug on Clinical Trials; To Restrore Cancer-Depleting Cell Function

Sep 01, 2021

A new study analyzed the correlation between the protein cell p53 gain-of-function and the effects of aneuploidy. It aims to design a drug that can restore the natural function of p53 to suppress cancer.

WHO Says Genetically Modified Babies Still Too Risky, Announces New Guidelines for Human Gene Editing

Jul 15, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced its new guidelines for human genome editing that took two years to complete. Despite that, the health agency still believes genetically modified babies are a bad idea.

CRISPR: Improving Methods of Gene Function Studies

Feb 09, 2021

Scientists from Cornell University develop a revolutionary trick that helps researchers perform CRISPR/Cas9 on virtually any organism.

Are Social Dominance and Status Genetic?

Nov 11, 2020

Aggressive behavior and dominance have often been linked to testosterone. In a new study, gene-editing reveals how genetic structures dictate social status.

Scientists Create 'Surrogate Sires' to Improve Food Production

Sep 15, 2020

Scientists have created pigs, cattle, and goats that act as 'surrogate sires' that can produce sperm that carries only genetic traits from the donor animals.

CRISPR-Cas9 Babies Have Lower Rates of Survival, Study Says

Jun 25, 2019

Genetically manipulated children from Chinese research are more likely to die young, according to a study from Berkeley.

CRISPR Gene Editing Controversy: Technique Could Result In Unplanned Mutations Amid Hopes That It Could Cure Cancer

May 31, 2017

The potential hazard discovered in using CRISPR gene editing technique is said to be hundreds of unintended mutations.

Infections Can Be Doomed to Death with The Support of Silver

Apr 26, 2017

silver's toxicity can dry down bacterial affects over body parts and thereby heal dangerous disease; know more here

Astonishing Red-Eyed Mutant Jewel Wasps Created By Scientists Through CRISPR Gene-Slicing Technology

Apr 21, 2017

The said experiment is intended to find out whether CRISPR gene-slicing technology could be used in small organisms.

Controversial CRISPR Can Alter And Wipe Out Malaria

Feb 22, 2017

It seems that the CRISPR technology is worth a court battle after the patent battle between the Broad Institute and the University of California. Now, several scientists are seeing light to this gene technology which can actually solve epidemics like malaria.

Harvard And MIT Wins Battle Over CRISPR Patent

Feb 17, 2017

The court ruling on the case of the CRISPR patent has been out and is in favor of Harvard and MIT. Read to know more about the side of the University of California in this battle.

Forcing Mosquitos to Switch Sex May Eradicate Dengue Fever and Other Serious Pathogens

May 26, 2015

If the battle of the sexes was fought by mosquitoes, it would already be over. Researchers from Virginia Tech's Fralin Life Science Institute has discovered that male mosquitoes aren't relevant at all, at least in the realm of transmissible diseases.

Universities Are Arguing Over Genome Editing Technology, But What Does The Law Have to Say About It?

May 15, 2015

Three major universities are now engaged in a patent lawsuit to protect their rights to use genome editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9. The fallout will have far more impact than the simple settling of ownership and intellectual property rights, however; experts believe that CRISPR-Cas9 may be the most efficient route toward a ticking off items on a laundry list of amazing biotechnological discoveries.

A New Form of College Rivalry: Genetic Engineering Patents

May 14, 2015

College rivalries are nothing new. Some even reach legendary proportions. USC vs. Notre Dame, Alabama vs. Auburn, Army vs. Navy. They make for great football. Not so much when it comes to technological rights, as we're discovering in the ongoing battle between UC Berkeley and MIT, as they wrestle over the patent for a machine that just might revolutionize genetic engineering.