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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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APR 06, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Some muscles get all the glory. Bodybuilders show off their swollen triceps; sprinters flash their sharp-edged calves. B ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 02, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A collaborative study between researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Techno ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 02, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils may someday be on grocery s ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 02, 2015Health & Medicine
The 14th annual IATI-Biomed 2015, the premier international biomed conference in Israel, will take place between May 12 ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 02, 2015Cancer
Sven Pettersson, Ph.D., is a Professor at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the LKC School of Medicine at NTU of Singa ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 02, 2015Genetics & Genomics
As a patient prepares to become the first in history to receive his own genetically engineered stem cells for sickle cel ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 02, 2015Cancer
In the 1970s, epidemiologists found that workers in factories using vinyl chloride, the key ingredient for PVC plastics, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Lung diseases like emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis are common among people with malfunctioning telomeres, the "caps" or ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 30, 2015Microbiology
Researchers have have developed a new computational model that effectively simulates the mechanical behavior of biofilms ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Traditionally, to understand how a gene functions, a scientist would breed an organism that lacks that gene - "knocking ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Eighteen piglets born recently are the result of two years of intense research by scientists in the College of Agricultu ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 24, 2015Videos
The media have been talking about "genetically modified humans" and "designer babies." But what they're really talking a ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 24, 2015Earth & The Environment
Many strange creatures live in the deep sea, but few are odder than archaea, primitive single-celled bacteria-like micro ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 19, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A clinical trial of the most common sickle cell anemia drug, hydroxyurea, was halted a year early this winter because of ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Many animals, including humans, acquired essential ‘foreign' genes from microorganisms co-habiting their environment in ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 17, 2015Immunology
Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered what causes and regulates collective cell migration, one of the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 16, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered what causes and regulates collective cell migration, one of the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2015Chemistry & Physics
Researchers in Japan have created a protein that fluoresces and assembles into large crystals when placed inside a livin ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 12, 2015Plants & Animals
Their findings could help researchers engineer better cotton fibers, improve plant defense against insects, alter plant ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 11, 2015Neuroscience
A new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers has found that a naturally-occurring prot ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 10, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
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When UC Berkeley bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are no ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 09, 2015Genetics & Genomics
UCLA stem cell researchers have shown that a novel stem cell gene therapy method could lead to a one-time, lasting treat ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 06, 2015Cancer
A provocative study in mice suggests something as simple as breathing in extra oxygen might give immune cells a boost in ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 06, 2015Genetics & Genomics
When it comes to gene expression - the process by which our DNA provides the recipe used to direct the synthesis of prot ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
APR 06, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Some muscles get all the glory. Bodybuilders show off their swollen triceps; sprinters flash their sharp-edged calves. B
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 02, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A collaborative study between researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Techno
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 02, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils may someday be on grocery s
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 02, 2015
Health & Medicine
The 14th annual IATI-Biomed 2015, the premier international biomed conference in Israel, will take place between May 12
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 02, 2015
Cancer
Sven Pettersson, Ph.D., is a Professor at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the LKC School of Medicine at NTU of Singa
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 02, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
As a patient prepares to become the first in history to receive his own genetically engineered stem cells for sickle cel
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 02, 2015
Cancer
In the 1970s, epidemiologists found that workers in factories using vinyl chloride, the key ingredient for PVC plastics,
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 01, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Lung diseases like emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis are common among people with malfunctioning telomeres, the "caps" or
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 30, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers have have developed a new computational model that effectively simulates the mechanical behavior of biofilms
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 27, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Traditionally, to understand how a gene functions, a scientist would breed an organism that lacks that gene - "knocking
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 27, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Eighteen piglets born recently are the result of two years of intense research by scientists in the College of Agricultu
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 24, 2015
Videos
The media have been talking about "genetically modified humans" and "designer babies." But what they're really talking a
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 24, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Many strange creatures live in the deep sea, but few are odder than archaea, primitive single-celled bacteria-like micro
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 19, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A clinical trial of the most common sickle cell anemia drug, hydroxyurea, was halted a year early this winter because of
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Many animals, including humans, acquired essential ‘foreign' genes from microorganisms co-habiting their environment in
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 17, 2015
Immunology
Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered what causes and regulates collective cell migration, one of the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 16, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered what causes and regulates collective cell migration, one of the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers in Japan have created a protein that fluoresces and assembles into large crystals when placed inside a livin
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 12, 2015
Plants & Animals
Their findings could help researchers engineer better cotton fibers, improve plant defense against insects, alter plant
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 11, 2015
Neuroscience
A new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers has found that a naturally-occurring prot
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 10, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
BERKELEY -
When UC Berkeley bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are no ...
When UC Berkeley bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are no ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 09, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
UCLA stem cell researchers have shown that a novel stem cell gene therapy method could lead to a one-time, lasting treat
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 06, 2015
Cancer
A provocative study in mice suggests something as simple as breathing in extra oxygen might give immune cells a boost in
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 06, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
When it comes to gene expression - the process by which our DNA provides the recipe used to direct the synthesis of prot
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke