Infections Can Be Doomed to Death with The Support of Silver

Medicine & Technology 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.

Gene Therapy Could Be Getting an Upgrade

Apr 02, 2015

Gene Therapy Could Be Getting an Upgrade