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…
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Novel Treatment and Vaccine Developed for Alzheimer’s Disease
A new approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease has been developed by a team of researchers at the University of Leicester, University Medical Center, Göttingen, and the medical research charity LifeArc…
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…
Study Provides Insights into How Dietary Changes Slow Tumor Growth
A new study by researchers at MIT has provided insights into the mechanisms by which dietary changes slow tumor growth and suggests new avenues to explore for increasing survival time…
AI-System Shown to Diagnose Rare Genetic Diseases in Children with High Degree of Accuracy
An artificial intelligence system has been shown to identify the causal genes in rare genetic pediatric diseases in 92% of cases. Rapid diagnosis of diseases allows doctors to start providing…
Risk of Type 2 Diabetes May be Reduced by 36% by Osteoporosis Drug
A drug commonly prescribed to treat osteoporosis may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 36%, according to a study conducted at Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark. The…
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…
Llama Nanobodies Effective at Preventing and Treating COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have significantly reduced the number of deaths from COVID-19, but the virus remains a major threat, especially due to emerging escape mutants. Even with the number of vaccinations…
Millions of New Gene Editing Enzymes Discovered During Investigation CRISPR Origins
A new study exploring the origins of CRISPR and has shown we have only just scratched the surface and there are potentially millions of CRISPR-like systems that could potentially be…