biotechnology

Promising progress finally being made in cryopreseration

Posted in Science on 4th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

After decades of piecemeal progress, the science of cryogenically storing human organs is warming up.

CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Posted in Featured, Science on 22nd Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

The CRISPR/Cas9 technique is a massive discovery, that may already be on its way to being outdated and replaced with something even better.

Improved version of CRISPR gene editing tool eliminates errors

Posted in Featured, Science on 7th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

These precise enzymes hope to expedite genetic engineering so that CRISPRs possible applications can become realities.

Turning Red Blood Cells into Versatile Drug Carriers

Posted in Science on 10th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

A startup aims to treat hard-to-treat diseases with genetically modified blood cells.

Human gene editing treatment to tackle hemophilia

Posted in Medicine on 6th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

The controversial medical method could prevent people with hemophilia from bleeding to death internally.