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Gene Delivery
Gene delivery is the process of delivering foreign genetic material ( e.g. DNA, RNA) into host bacterial cells ( called transformation) or host mammalian cells ( called transfection) using viral or non-viral vectors. Common uses include gene therapy.
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JAN 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Georgetown University have found that combining a drug used for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and migrain ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Over 1 in 10 people around the world- or 780 million people. Three times more common in women than in men, until now, mo ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 22, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a new gene therapy that makes use of exosomes, fluid sacs released i ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is one of the most promising technologies under development to treat deadly inherited conditions such as cystic f ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
To send gene therapy to diseased cells, scientists have turned to adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to act as a delivery s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have used personalized medicine to develop a tailor-made genetic treatment for a girl diagnosed with a rare ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 06, 2019Microbiology
In recent years, the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 has been applied to a wide variety of different organisms, and now, b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A more accurate version of Cas9 has been created, reducing the number of off-target effects. It may be better suited for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at John Hopkins Medicine have found a way to deliver sight-saving gene therapy to the retina. Having already ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 20, 2019Neuroscience
New drugs that seek to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have a 99.6% failure rate. This makes it the only disease in ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 16, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Hematopoietic stem cells are used to create a population of Natural Killer T-cells that could sustain and renew within t ...Written By: Carly BoydAUG 01, 2019Health & Medicine
A research team from the University of Cambridge has finally answered a heavily disputed question about the presence or ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has revolutionized biomedical research and has tremendous potential for use in the cli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Around one in nine men will get prostate cancer, which is the second-deadliest cancer for American men after lung cancer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2019Health & Medicine
A stem cell, by definition, must be able to self-replicate to make more stem cells and to differentiate into a matu ...Written By: Dena ArutaAPR 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Recent studies on mice has allowed researchers to find a way to deliver specific drugs to certain parts of the body that ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 06, 2019Health & Medicine
There is a consensus that the first HIV infection occurred in the 1920s in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic o ...Written By: Dena ArutaFEB 21, 2019Health & Medicine
If you have been handed down to her diagnosis from your doctor and you are considering asking for a second opinion, you ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 18, 2019Cardiology
Race is often used in medicine to evaluate symptoms, make diagnoses, and decide on a course of care. These systems of ev ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 08, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Stem Cell Reports, scientists at Penn State University have developed a drug cocktail that conve ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 04, 2019Immunology
Climate change may affect the future of vaccinations and nutrition.Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 03, 2019Microbiology
Nanoparticles are increasingly used in food; they might act as coloring or antimicrobial agents, nutrients or nutrient d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2019Cardiology
A host of new discoveries bring medicine closer to the goal of ending heart attacks. These include new protective method ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 06, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Messenger RNA normally carries genetic information from the genome to the ribosome, but researchers want to use it to tr ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Georgetown University have found that combining a drug used for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and migrain
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Over 1 in 10 people around the world- or 780 million people. Three times more common in women than in men, until now, mo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a new gene therapy that makes use of exosomes, fluid sacs released i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is one of the most promising technologies under development to treat deadly inherited conditions such as cystic f
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
To send gene therapy to diseased cells, scientists have turned to adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to act as a delivery s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have used personalized medicine to develop a tailor-made genetic treatment for a girl diagnosed with a rare
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 06, 2019
Microbiology
In recent years, the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 has been applied to a wide variety of different organisms, and now, b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A more accurate version of Cas9 has been created, reducing the number of off-target effects. It may be better suited for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at John Hopkins Medicine have found a way to deliver sight-saving gene therapy to the retina. Having already
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 20, 2019
Neuroscience
New drugs that seek to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have a 99.6% failure rate. This makes it the only disease in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 16, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Hematopoietic stem cells are used to create a population of Natural Killer T-cells that could sustain and renew within t
...
Written By:
Carly Boyd
AUG 01, 2019
Health & Medicine
A research team from the University of Cambridge has finally answered a heavily disputed question about the presence or
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has revolutionized biomedical research and has tremendous potential for use in the cli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Around one in nine men will get prostate cancer, which is the second-deadliest cancer for American men after lung cancer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
A stem cell, by definition, must be able to self-replicate to make more stem cells and to differentiate into a matu
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
APR 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Recent studies on mice has allowed researchers to find a way to deliver specific drugs to certain parts of the body that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 06, 2019
Health & Medicine
There is a consensus that the first HIV infection occurred in the 1920s in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic o
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
FEB 21, 2019
Health & Medicine
If you have been handed down to her diagnosis from your doctor and you are considering asking for a second opinion, you
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 18, 2019
Cardiology
Race is often used in medicine to evaluate symptoms, make diagnoses, and decide on a course of care. These systems of ev
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 08, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Stem Cell Reports, scientists at Penn State University have developed a drug cocktail that conve
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 04, 2019
Immunology
Climate change may affect the future of vaccinations and nutrition.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 03, 2019
Microbiology
Nanoparticles are increasingly used in food; they might act as coloring or antimicrobial agents, nutrients or nutrient d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2019
Cardiology
A host of new discoveries bring medicine closer to the goal of ending heart attacks. These include new protective method
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Messenger RNA normally carries genetic information from the genome to the ribosome, but researchers want to use it to tr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch