genetic engineering
An AI Tool Just Revealed Almost 200 New Systems For CRISPR Gene Editing
Posted in Medicine, Science on 29th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller
This month, a team at MIT and Harvard led by CRISPR pioneer Dr. Feng Zhang took inspiration from an existing big-data approach and used AI to narrow the sea of genetic sequences to a handful that are similar to known CRISPR systems.
Gene Therapy produces Dopamine in the Brain as path to Parkinsons treatment
Posted in Medicine on 23rd Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Massachusetts company, is testing the idea in Parkinsons patients whove agreed to undergo brain surgery and an injection of new DNA.
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The CRISPR/Cas9 technique is a massive discovery, that may already be on its way to being outdated and replaced with something even better.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.