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A genome editing technique called CRISPR has revolutionized scientific research. (Photo credit: AP)Science
Scientists working toward reversible kind of gene editing

Researchers are using CRISPR to develop malaria-resistant mosquitoes and to develop treatments that one day may help...

27 Oct 2017 3:22 AM

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DNA damage caused by cancer treatment reversed by ZATT protein

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9 Oct 2017 2:55 PM

Modern-day traits are inherited from Neanderthal DNA: studyLife
Modern-day traits are inherited from Neanderthal DNA: study

The study is the first of its kind.

6 Oct 2017 6:35 AM

An antibody that protects from dengue virus is also effective against Zika, a study has found. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Zika vaccine made from genome shows promise in early human trial

Unlike conventional vaccines, it is made by reproducing sections of virus genome in lab.

6 Oct 2017 2:25 AM

The researchers modified an ordinary laboratory strain of the ubiquitous human gut microbe Escherichia coli. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Turning bacteria into 'world's smallest tape recorders'

Through a few clever molecular hacks, researchers have converted a natural bacterial immune system into a recorder.

25 Nov 2017 8:38 AM

The integration of the intact gene through retroviral gene transfer into the genome of the epidermal stem cells had been successful. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Scientist tries to make himself superhuman by editing own DNA

Josiah Zayner becomes first known person to have edited his DNA after removing protein inhibiting muscle growth.

20 Nov 2017 4:44 AM

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US scientists try first gene editing in the body

Through an IV, a man in the US received billions of copies of a corrective gene and a genetic tool to cut his DNA in a...

16 Nov 2017 9:10 AM

Tams successful use of the CRISPR \gene editing\ tool in viable embryos was hailed as a technical feat by outside experts (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Genes linked to pancreatic cancer identified

The team found that patients who had three or four of the altered genes had worse disease-free survival.

6 Nov 2017 2:47 AM

Tams successful use of the CRISPR \gene editing\ tool in viable embryos was hailed as a technical feat by outside experts (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Genome editing reveals key gene for human embryo growth, say...

This is first use of genome editing to study gene function in human embryos, which can help better understand early...

21 Sept 2017 7:04 AM

Study testing value of DNA sequencing as part of routine medical care showed roughly one in five people carried mutation linked with rare disease (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Genes that are responsible for intellectual disabilities identified

Researchers discover that fifteen genes play role in the development of intellectual disabilities.

4 Sept 2017 7:15 AM

Using a mouse model for lung fibrosis elicited by the anti-cancer drug bleomycin, the research team found metformin treatment (Photo: AFP)Life
150-yr-old muscle relaxant drug enhances radiotherapy effects in...

Papaverine - used to treat spasms involving the intestines, heart or brain - inhibits a key element of cell DNA within...

23 Oct 2018 3:07 AM

A significant amount of work needs to be done before prenatal gene editing can be translated to the clinic (Photo: AFP)Life
Genes may partly decide which university you attend: Study

Researchers from King's College London in UK found genetic factors that explained 57 per cent of differences in A-level...

19 Oct 2018 8:21 AM

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