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Gene Therapy
Gene Therapy: Gene therapy is designed to introduce genetic material into cells to compensate for abnormal genes or to make a beneficial protein. If a mutated gene causes a necessary protein to be faulty or missing, gene therapy may be able to introduce a normal copy of the gene to restore the function of the protein.
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FEB 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Brain tumors are difficult to detect, often only becoming apparent long after symptoms like seizures have begun. New wor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system has made a tremendous impact in the years since it's development. Scientists h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2017Cardiology
There is a new algorithm-based diagnostic test on the table for a dangerous heart condition, and doctors could apply it ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 13, 2017Immunology
There seems to be a key genetic difference between males and females that is not related to sex chromosomes. Instead, it ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 10, 2017Microbiology
Bacteriophages are everywhere. By everywhere, I mean there are about 10^31 of them on our planet - and that’s a lo ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 09, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Some malignant tumors found in brain cancer patients or in some types of leukemia have specific mutations in the IDH1 or ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 09, 2017Cardiology
Sometimes a heart attack leads to heart failure later in life, and sometimes it doesn’t. Scientists are concentrat ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 08, 2017Immunology
A specialized form of immune B cells exist in the human spleen to protect the body from specific types of bacteria. But ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 06, 2017Immunology
The recent discovery of not just one, but multiple genes that fail to protect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from infla ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have made another incredible advancement in their study of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Gene Essential for Reprogramming Human Amniotic Stem CellsWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 30, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Our hearing ability depends on small sensory hair cells in the inner ear. These microscopic hair cells sense sound vibra ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 28, 2017Microbiology
A study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases has demonstrated that a diarrhea outbreak caused by the Clos ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The entire genome of humans has been sequenced, but we still don’t know everything about every gene. Genes sometim ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Chimeras have cells from two different organisms growing in the same animal. You might see some wild headlines about the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Several years after receiving the treatment, scientists have confirmed that two infants with cancer that received a type ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2017Cardiology
Past studies have linked certain genetic variations to cancer, but a new study suggests that similar mutations al ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 25, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have performed the largest-ever study on the genetics of rare developm ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2017Immunology
B cells are the multi-taskers of the immune system, and their different duties require different amounts of energy. A ne ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 21, 2017Cancer
Acting like cunning thieves in the night, pancreatic cancer can hack into their microenvironment to selfishly steal the ...JAN 19, 2017Cancer
Off-label use of an antimalarial drug saved the life of a 26-year-old patient dying of treatment-resistant brain cancer. ...JAN 17, 2017Cancer
It’s estimated that as much as 90 percent of cancer deaths are due to metastasis - the spread of cancer from the p ...JAN 16, 2017Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Brain tumors are difficult to detect, often only becoming apparent long after symptoms like seizures have begun. New wor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system has made a tremendous impact in the years since it's development. Scientists h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2017
Cardiology
There is a new algorithm-based diagnostic test on the table for a dangerous heart condition, and doctors could apply it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 13, 2017
Immunology
There seems to be a key genetic difference between males and females that is not related to sex chromosomes. Instead, it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteriophages are everywhere. By everywhere, I mean there are about 10^31 of them on our planet - and that’s a lo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 09, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Some malignant tumors found in brain cancer patients or in some types of leukemia have specific mutations in the IDH1 or
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 09, 2017
Cardiology
Sometimes a heart attack leads to heart failure later in life, and sometimes it doesn’t. Scientists are concentrat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 08, 2017
Immunology
A specialized form of immune B cells exist in the human spleen to protect the body from specific types of bacteria. But
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 06, 2017
Immunology
The recent discovery of not just one, but multiple genes that fail to protect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from infla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have made another incredible advancement in their study of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Gene Essential for Reprogramming Human Amniotic Stem Cells
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 30, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Our hearing ability depends on small sensory hair cells in the inner ear. These microscopic hair cells sense sound vibra
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 28, 2017
Microbiology
A study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases has demonstrated that a diarrhea outbreak caused by the Clos
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The entire genome of humans has been sequenced, but we still don’t know everything about every gene. Genes sometim
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chimeras have cells from two different organisms growing in the same animal. You might see some wild headlines about the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Several years after receiving the treatment, scientists have confirmed that two infants with cancer that received a type
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2017
Cardiology
Past studies have linked certain genetic variations to cancer, but a new study suggests that similar mutations al
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 25, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have performed the largest-ever study on the genetics of rare developm
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2017
Immunology
B cells are the multi-taskers of the immune system, and their different duties require different amounts of energy. A ne
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 21, 2017
Cancer
Acting like cunning thieves in the night, pancreatic cancer can hack into their microenvironment to selfishly steal the
...
JAN 19, 2017
Cancer
Off-label use of an antimalarial drug saved the life of a 26-year-old patient dying of treatment-resistant brain cancer.
...
JAN 17, 2017
Cancer
It’s estimated that as much as 90 percent of cancer deaths are due to metastasis - the spread of cancer from the p
...
JAN 16, 2017
Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)