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Ice Bucket Challenge funds gene discovery in ALS (MND) research
Posted in Science on 28th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Ice Bucket Challenge that went viral in 2014 has funded an important scientific gene discovery in the progressive neurodegenerative disease ALS, the ALS Association says.
Chinese Scientists Will Use CRISPR Gene Editing on Humans for the First Time
Posted in Medicine on 24th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
The trial could pave the way for more CRISPR-based treatments in the future, potentially revolutionizing the way we treat diseases.
New cancer gene-drug combinations ripe for precision medicine
Posted in Science on 23rd Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Such combinations are expected to kill cancer cells, which have mutations, but not healthy cells, which do not.
Powerful New Gene-Editing Tool May Finally Be Used on Humans
Posted in Science on 18th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Using CRISPR, researchers would genetically modify the T cells so that when theyre put back into the patient, they go after myeloma, melanoma, and sarcoma tumour cells.
This year, we'll sequence DNA in space for the first time
Posted in Science on 3rd Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Kate Rubins, a virologist turned astronaut, heads to the ISS this month to monitor more than 250 experiments, including genetic sequencing.