AvatarSandra ClarkAvatarAvatarScientists Watch Bacteria Fix Broken DNA in Real Time to See Exactly How It's Doneverified_publisherScienceAlert - Mike McRaeFixing breaks in genes with speed and perfection can be a matter of life and death for most organisms. Even the simplest changes in a sequence risk …
AvatarSandra ClarkAvatarAvatarCRISPR Breakthrough Blocks SARS-CoV-2 Virus Replication in Early Lab Testsverified_publisherScienceAlert - Science AlertScientists have used CRISPR gene-editing technology to successfully block the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in infected human cells, according …
AvatarSandra ClarkAvatarAvatarAncient Human Genomes Reveal Peopling of the AmericasGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - Anjali A. Sarkar, PhDA ball of hair tangled around a whalebone comb was preserved in the arctic permafrost for nearly 4,000 years. Found in the 1980s and stored in a …
AvatarSandra ClarkFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCRISPR, with new partner, to develop gene editing therapies for ALS, nerve disorderbiopharmadive.com - Jonathan GardnerDive Brief:• Gene editing company CRISPR Therapeutics is expanding its research manipulating genetic code to treat disease, entering into an agreement …
AvatarSandra ClarkFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoRapamycin changes the way our DNA is storedphys.org - Max Planck SocietyOur genetic material is stored in our cells in a specific way to make the meter-long DNA molecule fit into the tiny cell nucleus of each body cell. …
AvatarSandra ClarkAvatarAvatarStrongest Evidence Yet Shows SARS-CoV-2 May Insert Itself Into The Human Genomeverified_publisherScienceAlert - Mike McRaeOur genome is a graveyard littered with genetic fragments of viruses that once plagued our ancestors. If a controversial claim by MIT researchers …
AvatarSandra ClarkAvatarAvatarThe Technology That’s About to Change Life as We Know ItNext Big Idea Club - EditorsAlmost a decade ago, biochemist Jennifer Doudna and her team at Berkeley figured out how to rewrite our genetic code using a system called CRISPR. …
AvatarSandra ClarkFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWith a zap of electricity, scientists write a message into bacterial DNA for the first timemassivesci.com - Stephanie BatalisHarris Wang and his team at Columbia University have harnessed the power of living bacteria to write binary code in the bacteria’s own DNA. This …
AvatarSandra ClarkAvatarAvatarSome Viruses Have a Completely Different Genome to The Rest of Life on Earthverified_publisherScienceAlert - Science AlertIn the world of microbial warfare, sometimes you have to change the very fabric of who you are. Viruses that infect bacteria – fittingly called …
AvatarSandra ClarkAvatarAvatarResearchers Read the Sugary ‘Language’ on Cell SurfacesQuanta Magazine - Rachel CrowellGlycans, the complex sugars that stud cellular surfaces, are like a language that life uses to mediate vital interactions. Researchers are learning …
AvatarSandra ClarkAvatarAvatarScientists created embryos with human and monkey cells, stoking ethical concernsverified_publisherFast Company - Ruth ReaderScientists are locked in debate over the necessity of creating chimera embryos that contain both monkey and human cells. A study released on Thursday showed that human cells can indeed grow when implanted inside macaque monkey embryos. The goal of the research is to find ways to develop human organs …
AvatarSandra ClarkAvatarAvatarIn ‘Moon Landing of Genomics,’ Scientists Sequence Ancient DNA From Dirtverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Caroline DelbertNo fossils necessary. Scientists have achieved a breakthrough they’re comparing to the moon landing: sequencing a full ancient genome from soil samples. How’s that on par with humans touching down on the lunar surface? Well, the research team from the University of Copenhagen found the entire genetic …