AI System Helps Detect Rare Diseases from Facial Features
Researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany have developed an AI algorithm that has been trained to recognize facial features associated with rare genetic diseases, which has been shown…
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Modified CRISPR-Cas9 Used to Activate Genes in Human Immune Cells
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool has been modified to allow the activation of genes in human immune cells and study the effect the genes have on immune system function. CRISPR…
CRISPR-Cas9 Used to Create Single Sex Litters in Mice with 100% Efficiency
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool has been used in a proof-of-concept study to produce single-sex mice litters with 100% efficiency. The ability to influence the sex of animals has great…
Full-thickness Skin Grown in the Lab Using Novel 3D Bioprinted Scaffolds
A team of researchers at the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute at the University of Wollongong in Australia have developed a 3D bioprinting platform that they have demonstrated can be used…
CRIPSR Used to Alter Genomes of Gut Bacteria
The gut microbiome consists of a wide variety of microbes and plays an important role in health, not just with the digestion of food, but also with many different physiological…
Scientists Develop Transgenic Marine Worm Which Could Reveal the Secrets of Regeneration
Image: Transgenic worms, Hofstenia miamia. Credit; Lorenzo Ricci, University of Harvard Several species can regenerate body parts when they are lost, but few are better at regeneration than three-banded panther…
New RNA-based Control Switch Developed for Activating Gene Therapies in Human Cells
A new method has been developed for controlling therapies inside human cells using an RNA-based control switch, which could be used to selectively activate transgenes to trigger the production of…
Machine Learning Models Could Help to Predict New Zoonotic Viruses
Most new human infectious diseases are caused by viruses that originated in animals that have made the jump to humans, with SARS-CoV-2 being the latest example. Identifying the next zoonotic…
Non-invasive One-Time Treatment for Familial Alzheimer’s Disease Shown to be Effective in Mice
A new potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease has been developed by an international team of researchers that has been shown to be effective in mouse models of the disease. The…
Human Brain Organoids Develop Light-Sensitive Bilateral Optic Vesicles
Human brain organoids created from induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSCs) have been engineered to develop optic vesicles that respond to light. Development of the eyes in embryogenesis is a complex…