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Insights gained from genetically modified pig heart transplantation

Researchers described a genetically engineered pig cardiac xenotransplantation in a 57-year-old male patient.

3 Jul 2023

Myelin can be harmful to axons in multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a serious neurological disease that usually causes permanent disability. Approximately 2.9 million people are affected worldwide, 240,000 in Germany alone.

30 Jun 2023

As low-nicotine cigarettes hit the market, anti-smoking groups press for wider standard

The idea seems simple enough. Preserve all the rituals of smoking: Light up a cigarette, inhale the smoke, including the nasty stuff that can kill you, and exhale.

30 Jun 2023

Advances in influenza research

This interview with Dr. Mohammad S Safiarian, Associate Product Manager at Sino Biological, discusses the advances in influenza research and how effective vaccines are developed.

From Sino Biological Inc. 30 Jun 2023

How New Genomic Techniques can make agricultural production more sustainable

The EU Commission announced the release of a draft proposal for a reformed regulation of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) that is expected to be published in early July 2023.

29 Jun 2023

AI may hold the key to a sharper and more precise DNA scissor technology

Artificial Intelligence may be the key to more precise and effective gene therapy treatments. A new study from Aarhus University has found, that applying AI predictions of protein structures enhances the DNA scissor technology CRISPR, by making the cuts in a patient's DNA more precise.

29 Jun 2023

Gene editing receives higher favorability ratings than GMOs in social and traditional media

Gene editing and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been topics of significant debate in recent years.

28 Jun 2023

Glioblastoma cells found to have ‘critical point’ between order and disorder

Glioblastoma is the most aggressive form of brain cancer. Despite decades of major efforts and clinical trials, the tumor's survival rate has remained stagnant.

28 Jun 2023

New nanoparticle could improve the delivery of mRNA-based vaccines

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have developed a nanoparticle - an extremely tiny biodegradable container - that has the potential to improve the delivery of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based vaccines for infectious diseases such as COVID-19, and vaccines for treating non-infectious diseases including cancer.

28 Jun 2023

Radiation combined with cancer-targeting virus therapy more effective in fighting brain tumors

Combining a cancer-targeting virus with radiation to treat brain cancer in mice was more effective than either therapy on its own according to University of Alberta research, providing hope for new treatments that combine immunotherapy with traditional surgery, chemotherapy or radiation.

20 Jun 2023

Neurodevelopmental disruptions could pave the way for Alzheimer's disease

In the cerebral cortex, neurogenesis – the formation of neural cells from stem cells – begins in the fetus from 5 weeks gestation and is almost complete by 28 weeks.

16 Jun 2023

Scientists develop two novel oral polio vaccines to bolster WHO's push to eradicate polio

Despite some of the most successful international vaccination campaigns in history, the poliovirus continues to circulate around the world, posing a threat of neurological damage and even paralysis to anyone who is not vaccinated.

14 Jun 2023

Retooling the cell's polypeptide manufacturing plants to generate polymer chains

Synthetic biologists have become increasingly creative in engineering yeast or bacteria to churn out useful chemicals - from fuels to fabrics and drugs - beyond the normal repertoire of microbes.

13 Jun 2023

"Homing gene drive system" could help suppress agricultural pests

Researchers have developed a "homing gene drive system" based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila suzukii vinegar flies – so-called "spotted-wing Drosophila" that devastate soft-skinned fruit in North America, Europe and parts of South America – according to new research from North Carolina State University.

12 Jun 2023

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone neurons play a key role in the response to fasting and weight loss

Regulation of thyroid hormone (TH) levels is a complex multilevel phenomenon. The paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus (the region of the brain that controls the involuntary nervous system) has been identified as a direct regulator of thyrotropin (a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that regulates the production of thyroid hormones).

12 Jun 2023

Genetic Engineering News and Research

Insights gained from genetically modified pig heart transplantation

Myelin can be harmful to axons in multiple sclerosis

As low-nicotine cigarettes hit the market, anti-smoking groups press for wider standard

Advances in influenza research

How New Genomic Techniques can make agricultural production more sustainable

AI may hold the key to a sharper and more precise DNA scissor technology

Gene editing receives higher favorability ratings than GMOs in social and traditional media

Glioblastoma cells found to have ‘critical point’ between order and disorder

New nanoparticle could improve the delivery of mRNA-based vaccines

Radiation combined with cancer-targeting virus therapy more effective in fighting brain tumors

Neurodevelopmental disruptions could pave the way for Alzheimer's disease

Scientists develop two novel oral polio vaccines to bolster WHO's push to eradicate polio

Retooling the cell's polypeptide manufacturing plants to generate polymer chains

"Homing gene drive system" could help suppress agricultural pests

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone neurons play a key role in the response to fasting and weight loss

Gene drive technology could help eradicate malaria

Fine-tuning cell mechanics stimulates hair growth: Study

New insights into the importance of microglia in controlling anxiety-related behaviors

UNIGE researchers identify how the influenza A virus manages to penetrate host cells

Treatment with modified lactic acid bacteria accelerates the healing of wounds, study shows

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