Biology
How Are Viral Vectors Used in Gene Therapy?
Viral vectors use modified viruses as delivery vehicles for genetic material. Viruses evolved efficient ways to enter cells, and gene-therapy developers can remove or di…
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Biology
What Is Gene Therapy and How Does It Work?
Gene therapy changes genetic material or gene expression in a patient's cells to treat disease. The term covers several strategies, including adding a functional gene, s…
Biology
What Is Prime Editing?
Prime editing is a gene-editing method designed to write a broader range of small DNA changes without requiring a conventional double-strand break or a separate donor DN…
Biology
What Is Base Editing?
Base editing is a gene-editing approach designed to change one DNA base into another without creating a full double-strand break at the target site. It combines a progra…
Antibiotic resistance
Developing new synthetic antibiotics that can kill even drug-resistant bacteria.
Researchers are developing a type of bacteria that can kill drug-resistant bacteria, a major problem currently plaguing the medical field.
Archeology
Three extinct creatures may soon be brought back to life
The US biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences says the first extinct creature it is trying to revive could be born in 2028.
Health
'Dark genes' hidden in human DNA revealed for the first time
Our record of the human genome may still be missing tens of thousands of
Archeology
Is there going to be a breakthrough drug from the bodies of two extinct human species?
The team of scientists studied the protein expressions of two extinct human species, Neanderthals and Denisovans, and found dozens of small protein chains with antibioti…
Flu epidemic
German and American scientists: SARS-CoV-2 virus is likely a product of a laboratory
Research by a group of German and American scientists shows that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the Covid-19 pandemic can be created in the laboratory, with the geneti…
Flu epidemic
Is the new nCoV mutation discovered in Vietnam worth worrying about?
According to Professor Dang Duc Anh, the mutation has just been discovered and still needs further monitoring and research.
Health
The Scary Truth About Inbreeding: The Curse of Genes, Nature's Last Line of Defense!
In the natural world, reproduction between living organisms is an important task. However, when this natural process encounters inbreeding, it can have shocking conseque…
Medicine - Health
Strange disease that causes sufferers to fold their shoulders
People with this disease also face many problems such as short stature, missing part of the skull, and respiratory failure.
Archeology
If your hand has this spot, you may have the blood of another species.
A new study led by the 2022 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine finds
Health
$3.5 million is the price for the world's most expensive drug
Australian pharmaceutical company CSL on November 23 set the list price of its drug to treat hereditary hemophilia B at $3.5 million per dose, Reuters reported.
Archeology
Shocking Research: Dinosaurs Took 100 Years Off Human Lifespan
Humans might have lived to the age of 200 if not for a catastrophic event.