Genetic engineering

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Genetic engineering

Second generation CAR against HIV

The new CAR-T therapy forms an immune response against HIV, without waiting for the virus or its parts to cause a response.

07.04.2021
Genetic engineering

Therapeutic time-out

Depleted lymphocytes modified for CAR-T therapy can be reactivated if they are given a break.

06.04.2021
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RNA therapy for blindness

One injection restored lost vision to a patient with a rare genetic disease.

05.04.2021
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Synthia v.3A

Scientists have identified seven genes that need to be added to the genome of a synthetic cell to make it grow normally and divide neatly.

30.03.2021
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Zinc fingers against dementia

Gene therapy using "zinc fingers" reduced the level of pathological proteins in mice with Alzheimer's disease model.

23.03.2021
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Neutralize the consequences

By lowering the level of apolipoprotein C3, it is possible to significantly reduce and even completely eliminate the harmful effects of a high-fat diet.

15.03.2021
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It almost doesn't hurt

Certain types of pain can be prevented by temporarily reducing the activity of a gene involved in the transmission of pain signals.

11.03.2021
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RNA vs mutation

Scientists were able to rid mice of the symptoms of Charcot–Marie–Toute disease for a period of three to ten weeks, depending on the severity of the disease.

10.03.2021
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The new success of gene therapy

Several patients with Fabry's disease have been doing without regular visits to medical institutions for several years.

01.03.2021
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Gene therapy has problems again

Complications observed in recent years have revived concerns about gene therapy with viral gene carriers.

18.02.2021
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Protein Constructor

The authors tested their biosensors on botulinum toxin, coronavirus, a marker of myocardial infarction and other clinically significant targets.

05.02.2021
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Chondrocytes-bioreactors

Bioengineered articular cartilage produces an anti-inflammatory drug in response to mechanical stress.

04.02.2021
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Artificial viruses

Scientists from Portugal have created bacteriophages with a shortened genome. This is the first successful attempt to create synthetic bacterial viruses.

28.01.2021
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An extra gene

Removal of one of the CAR-T-lymphocyte genes increased the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy in mice.

26.01.2021
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Uproot myeloma

After successful testing of antisense DNA oligonucleotide in mice, the developers began phase I clinical trials.

22.01.2021
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Formicamycin against MRSA

Genetically modified bacteria produce 10 times more antibiotic, to which Staphylococcus aureus does not develop resistance.

15.01.2021
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Bacterial "flash drive"

American scientists have developed a way to turn bacterial colonies into a storage device connected to a computer.

14.01.2021
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Mice cured of progeria

The method of editing single nitrogenous DNA bases made it possible to slow down pathological aging.

12.01.2021