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Genetic Engineering
Genetic engineering: is the direct operation/manipulation of an organism's genes using biotechnological methods. Also known as genetic modification or genetic manipulation.
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JUN 27, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
In an organism, different kinds of cells carry out various specialized functions. Scientists can grow and study a variet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The first gene therapy that can treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Admi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
At this year's International Society for Stem Cell Research meeting, it was announced that scientists engineered synthet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2023Microbiology
Last year, one person completed a trial of a CRISPR-based treatment for a rare type of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A study published in Neuron reveals a previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD) reduces seizures in many treatme ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAY 29, 2023Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that about 466 million people have some form of hearing loss, making it one of the most common sensor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Fragile X syndrome is the most commonly inherited form of developmental and intellectual disability. Now scientists may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to protect the genome, and there are mechanisms in place to repair DNA damage that does arise. But sometimes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are still determining whether humans will reach a maximum possible age or if we can extend lifespan indefinit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A new study in Current Biology has found that nematode worms C. elegans have the same resp ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanAPR 17, 2023Immunology
Bacteria can live in a lot of unusual places, even in tumors in the human body. Scientists have now taken advantage of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2023Technology
How small can robots get, and can they assist in human body needs? This is what a team of researchers led by the Univers ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 05, 2023Health & Medicine
Many people need lung transplants, and there is a major shortage of these organs in part because they are so difficult t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2023Immunology
A case of COVID-19 starts when SARS-CoV-2 infects cells in the nasal passages. Many experts and scientists have therefor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2023Genetics & Genomics
SMA is a leading cause of infant mortality. Most cases of the disease are caused by mutations in a gene called SMN1 that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The development of the brain has been studied in detail in various organisms, and we know a lot about the genes and cell ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Labroots is happy to announce that registration is open for the 5th Annual Event in the Bioprocessing Virtual Event Seri ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is a gene editing technique with incredible potential. But the traditional CRISPR-Cas9 approach involves cutting ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A proof-of-concept experiment in which a mouse was produced from two biological fathers has been announced at this year' ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing has concluded, and experts have agreed that human genome editing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2023Health & Medicine
While the world became very familiar with mRNA vaccines because of the COVID-19 pandemic, mRNA vaccines have been around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2023Genetics & Genomics
People with bipolar disorder (BD) have alternating episodes of depression and mania, in which they are abnormally irrita ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotics can destroy many types of bacteria, but increasingly, bacterial pathogens are gaining resistance to many com ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome of a cell carries all the genes it will ever need, and when a gene is active, it gets transcribed into messen ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In an organism, different kinds of cells carry out various specialized functions. Scientists can grow and study a variet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The first gene therapy that can treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Admi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
At this year's International Society for Stem Cell Research meeting, it was announced that scientists engineered synthet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2023
Microbiology
Last year, one person completed a trial of a CRISPR-based treatment for a rare type of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A study published in Neuron reveals a previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD) reduces seizures in many treatme
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAY 29, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that about 466 million people have some form of hearing loss, making it one of the most common sensor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Fragile X syndrome is the most commonly inherited form of developmental and intellectual disability. Now scientists may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to protect the genome, and there are mechanisms in place to repair DNA damage that does arise. But sometimes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are still determining whether humans will reach a maximum possible age or if we can extend lifespan indefinit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A new study in Current Biology has found that nematode worms C. elegans have the same resp
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
APR 17, 2023
Immunology
Bacteria can live in a lot of unusual places, even in tumors in the human body. Scientists have now taken advantage of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2023
Technology
How small can robots get, and can they assist in human body needs? This is what a team of researchers led by the Univers
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 05, 2023
Health & Medicine
Many people need lung transplants, and there is a major shortage of these organs in part because they are so difficult t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2023
Immunology
A case of COVID-19 starts when SARS-CoV-2 infects cells in the nasal passages. Many experts and scientists have therefor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
SMA is a leading cause of infant mortality. Most cases of the disease are caused by mutations in a gene called SMN1 that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The development of the brain has been studied in detail in various organisms, and we know a lot about the genes and cell
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Labroots is happy to announce that registration is open for the 5th Annual Event in the Bioprocessing Virtual Event Seri
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is a gene editing technique with incredible potential. But the traditional CRISPR-Cas9 approach involves cutting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A proof-of-concept experiment in which a mouse was produced from two biological fathers has been announced at this year'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing has concluded, and experts have agreed that human genome editing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2023
Health & Medicine
While the world became very familiar with mRNA vaccines because of the COVID-19 pandemic, mRNA vaccines have been around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
People with bipolar disorder (BD) have alternating episodes of depression and mania, in which they are abnormally irrita
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotics can destroy many types of bacteria, but increasingly, bacterial pathogens are gaining resistance to many com
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome of a cell carries all the genes it will ever need, and when a gene is active, it gets transcribed into messen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch