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Beth Jacob analyzes ethics of genetic engineering in three programs Oct. 21-25
52+ min ago (583+ words) A poster for the 1997 science fiction thriller, Gattaca. When does science fiction become science fact, and what does that mean for the day to day lives of ordinary folks? Those are questions people will grapple with in Scientists in Synagogues,…...
An RNA mark for pluripotency
17+ hour, 39+ min ago (158+ words) Nature Chemical Biology (2026) Cite this article A chemical modification of 7SK RNA links RNA modification to chromatin remodeling during human cell reprogramming. PUS7 installs this modification, enabling reprogramming without exogenous OCT4 and providing an alternative route to induced pluripotency. Takahashi, K. & Yamanaka, S. Cell 126, 663–676 (2006). Polo,…...
Can we grow accurate biological versions of human embryos?
14+ hour, 39+ min ago (594+ words) Original story from the University of Sydney (Australia). The answer is not yet, but we’re getting closer. Researchers have developed a computational framework to test how closely lab-grown models resemble real human embryos. University of Sydney (Camperdown, Australia) researchers have…...
Base Editing Mitigates Progeria Vessel Defects
14+ hour, 8+ min ago (275+ words) CRISPR Medicine News Base Editing Mitigates Progeria Vessel Defects Researchers built a three-layer human blood-vessel model that shows how fibroblasts amplify the vascular pathology of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS). Correcting the disease-causing LMNA variant with adenine base editing eliminated detectable…...
CMN Webinar - Expert Discussion: Rethinking Cell & Gene Therapy Safety
15+ hour, 15+ min ago (331+ words) CRISPR Medicine News CMN Webinar - Expert Discussion: Rethinking Cell & Gene Therapy Safety Many cell and gene therapy (CGT) developers use gene editing techniques to generate the therapy or produce the desired therapeutic outcome. However, standard quality control and analytical methods…...
SGT University, ABI and CIAT jointly hold ‘Workshop on Genome Editing’
22+ hour, 47+ min ago (468+ words) A 5-day Hands-on Laboratory Course on CRISPR-Cas Gene Editing was organized by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, New Delhi at the SGT University campus, Gurugram in collaboration with ICAR institutes – National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack; National Institute of…...
New Push to Make Editing Human Embryos Legal Comes Under Scrutiny
17+ hour, 26+ min ago (535+ words) A biotech startup leads a new effort to edit human embryos therapeutically, hoping technical advances will persuade regulators to re-evaluate embryo editing bans. Startup Origin Genomics claims that recent advances in genome editing technology and an increase in public support…...
Genetic Defects Trigger Embryonic Regeneration Programs in Zebrafish
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (506+ words) New research in PLOS Biology shows that zebrafish embryos activate regeneration programs in response to genetic developmental defects, partially buffering the damage they cause....
Sex-Aware Quality Check Revisits Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium in Telomere-to-Telomere 1000 Genomes Data
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Scientists Switch On an Embryonic Gene to Rescue a Lethal Blood Disorder
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (868+ words) Bioengineer.org...