genetics
A metabolic master switch underlying human obesity
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers have unveiled a new pathway that controls human metabolism by prompting our adipocytes, or fat cells, to store fat or burn it away.
Scientists find mass extinctions can accelerate evolution
Posted in Featured, Software on 14th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
The research supports the idea that mass extinctions actually speed up evolution by unleashing new creativity in adaptations.
Gene Editing Startup Raises $120 Million to Apply CRISPR to Medicine
Posted in Business on 10th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Editas Medicine has raised $120 million to create treatments with CRISPR, including ones for cancers, retinal disease, and sickle cell anemia.
Gene Therapy Makes Near-Blind Patients See by Strengthening Neural Connections
Posted in Medicine on 6th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Gene therapy restored vision to blind patients by strengthening visual pathways from the retina to the brains visual cortex.
Harnessing the survival powers of cancer cells could wipe out heart disease
Posted in Medicine on 30th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
Genes that cancers use to proliferate could be repurposed. Researchers believe this could lead to a new treatment for people with heart disease.