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New Canadian study investigates how cancer adapts its metabolism to overcome therapies

Knowing what cancer will do next could lessen the likelihood of it becoming resistant to treatment. A new Canadian study investigates how cancer adapts its metabolism to potentially overcome therapies still in development.

8 Jun 2020

Scientists aim to develop a gene-targeting, antiviral agent against COVID-19

A team of scientists from Stanford University is working with researchers at the Molecular Foundry, a nanoscience user facility located at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), to develop a gene-targeting, antiviral agent against COVID-19.

4 Jun 2020

New technique opens the door to treating genetic forms of hearing loss

Using a new genetic engineering technique, known as base editing, researchers from Boston Children's Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, have restored hearing in mice with a known recessive genetic mutation.

3 Jun 2020

Researchers discover key gene essential for survival of leukemia stem cells

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the most common forms of blood cancer among adults and is associated with a low survival rate, and leads to the inhibition of normal blood formation.

3 Jun 2020

New advance addresses a big challenge with using CRISPR in cancer patients

A mutation unique to certain cancer tumors is a potential homing beacon for safely deploying CRISPR gene editing enzymes to disarm DNA that makes cancer cells resistant to treatment, while ignoring the gene in normal cells where it's critical to healthy function, according to a new study from ChristianaCare's Gene Editing Institute in the journal Molecular Cancer Research.

2 Jun 2020

Study identifies gene that causes eye loss in cavefish

Mexican cavefish spend their entire lives in the dark. With no need for vision, many of them lost functional eyes.

2 Jun 2020

New genetic engineering technique sets the stage for advances in medicine and beyond

From bacteria-made insulin that obviates the use of animal pancreases to a better understanding of infectious diseases and improved treatments, genetic engineering of bacteria has redefined modern medicine. Yet, serious limitations remain that hamper| progress in numerous other areas.

30 May 2020

New drug combinations could help overcome genetic immunotherapy resistance

A new study from researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center helps explain how disruptions in genes can lead to the resistance to one of the leading immunotherapies, PD-1 blockade, and how new drug combinations could help overcome resistance to the anti-PD-1 therapy in a mechanistically-based way.

28 May 2020

UTSW/Children's Health joint program approved as Certified Duchenne Care Center

A joint program of UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Health has been approved as a Certified Duchenne Care Center by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, the nation's most comprehensive nonprofit organization focused on finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

27 May 2020

Mouse model mimics clinical course and pathology observed in COVID-19 patients

A mouse model of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reproduces features observed in human patients, researchers report May 26 in the journal Cell Host & Microbe.

27 May 2020

Researchers investigate the early development of ovarian cancer

Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers at the Hubrecht Institute have modeled the development and progression of high-grade serous ovarian cancer in mini-versions of the female reproductive organs of the mouse.

27 May 2020

A key player in hepatitis A virus infection discovered

How hepatitis A virus manages to enter liver cells called hepatocytes and initiate infection had remained a mystery for fifty years until now.

26 May 2020

Researchers recombine entire chromosomes with CRISPR/Cas technology

The CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors work like a fine surgical instrument and can be used to modify genetic information in plants.

25 May 2020

Mouse model helps track organism’s development from embryonic stage to adulthood

Scientists at the Stem Cell Research program at Boston Children's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School have devised a mouse model that lets researchers track every cell in the body, from the embryonic stage until adulthood.

15 May 2020

A deep look into hormone-producing cells of the gut

Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute and Utrecht University generated an in-depth description of the human hormone-producing cells of the gut, in a large collaborative effort with other research teams. The results are presented in the scientific journal Cell on the 13th of May.

13 May 2020

Researchers identify new therapeutic target to switch-off cancer stem cells

Tumors are not a uniform mass of cells. Colon cancers bear differentiated-like cells, similar to the functional cells of the intestinal wall, and pluripotent cells--the so-called tumour stem cells.

13 May 2020

New rapid CRISPR-based test for sensitive SARS-CoV-2 detection

A new study reports the approval of a new CRISPR-based coronavirus test that is both sensitive and rapid and intended to help reduce the time required to test symptomatic or potentially contagious cases.

13 May 2020

Single-cell RNA-seq addresses key question in islet cell biology and diabetes research

The pancreas is an abdominal organ that produces digestive enzymes as well as hormones that regulate blood sugar levels. This hormone-producing function is localized to the islets of Langerhans, which constitute clusters of different endocrine cell types.

12 May 2020

Samplix introduces comprehensive service program to grant laboratory access to Xdrop technology

Today, Samplix launched its comprehensive service program to grant any laboratory access to the advantages of Xdrop™ technology.

7 May 2020

OXGENE™ reports third consecutive year of 100% year on year revenue growth

OXGENE™ has more than doubled its annual revenue in the financial year just closed, in the third consecutive year of 100% year on year revenue growth.

From OXGENE 6 May 2020

CRISPR News and Research

Latest CRISPR News and Research

New Canadian study investigates how cancer adapts its metabolism to overcome therapies

Scientists aim to develop a gene-targeting, antiviral agent against COVID-19

New technique opens the door to treating genetic forms of hearing loss

Researchers discover key gene essential for survival of leukemia stem cells

New advance addresses a big challenge with using CRISPR in cancer patients

Study identifies gene that causes eye loss in cavefish

New genetic engineering technique sets the stage for advances in medicine and beyond

New drug combinations could help overcome genetic immunotherapy resistance

UTSW/Children's Health joint program approved as Certified Duchenne Care Center

Mouse model mimics clinical course and pathology observed in COVID-19 patients

Researchers investigate the early development of ovarian cancer

A key player in hepatitis A virus infection discovered

Researchers recombine entire chromosomes with CRISPR/Cas technology

Mouse model helps track organism’s development from embryonic stage to adulthood

A deep look into hormone-producing cells of the gut

Researchers identify new therapeutic target to switch-off cancer stem cells

New rapid CRISPR-based test for sensitive SARS-CoV-2 detection

Single-cell RNA-seq addresses key question in islet cell biology and diabetes research

Samplix introduces comprehensive service program to grant laboratory access to Xdrop technology

OXGENE™ reports third consecutive year of 100% year on year revenue growth

Mastering plasmid production for genetic engineering and therapeutic research eBook

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