genetics

Gene therapy seems able to convert severe hemophilia into mild hemophilia

Posted in Medicine on 9th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

Hemophilia impairs the body's ability to control blood clotting, which is used to stop bleeding.

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.

Scientists say they may be able to control the parts of the brain which determine intelligence

Posted in Medicine on 22nd Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers said that a clusters of genes found in brain controlled human cognitive functions from memory to attention and reasoning.

Stanford researcher scans his own brain for a year and a half, the most studied in the world

Posted in Medicine on 17th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

Psychologist experiments on himself, documenting his neural, metabolic, and genetic changes over 18 months.

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.