NewsweekGene Editing Is Revolutionizing Medicine but Causing a Government Ethics NightmareNewsweekLate last week, reports emerged that scientists in Oregon had used gene-editing technology, known as CRISPR-Cas9, to edit a human embryo. While research l… Continue reading
The ScientistScientists Destroy Entire Chromosome with CRISPRThe ScientistISTOCK, POLESNOYResearchers have managed to wipe out an entire mouse chromosome using CRISPR-Cas9. They aimed numerous double-strand breaks at either the centromere or the long a… Continue reading
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Synbio at the BioWorld Congress in Montréal
PLoS Blogs (blog) While ranging from renewal chemicals to biofuels and food ingredients, this year’s congress had a dedicated synthetic biology track consisting of seven sessions over three days. Imagine my excitement when I was asked to moderate one of the sessions! |
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Jean Condor: Dr. Martin Was Punished Over Stem Cell Incident At JNF
WINN FM In commenting on the fallout with the health authorities on the stem cell research project, Mrs. Condor said “That was painful for me, I don’t know that he did anything that he was not authorized to do. Any programme like that should be passed to the … |
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A New Epigenetic Barrier to Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
WhatIsEpigenetics.com By adding the right concoction of ingredients, scientists can reprogram your everyday somatic cell into an induced pluripotent stem cell (IPSC) – that is, a cultured cell that has the ability to differentiate into almost any other cell type in response … |