Genetic engineering

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Genetic engineering

Made in Siberia

It is assumed that the first stage of clinical trials of the oncolytic virus will begin in the fall and will take a year and a half.

18.06.2020
Genetic engineering

Anti-cancer milk

New Zealand scientists have created genetically modified goats whose milk contains cetuximab, a cancer drug.

18.06.2020
Genetic engineering

Tested on organoids

A new method of gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa has been tested on a mini-model of the retina of the human eye.

16.06.2020
Genetic engineering

Without PCR

The new method of reading information recorded in DNA works at room temperature, which brings the technology closer to real use.

15.06.2020
Genetic engineering

Regulation of regulators

The scientists edited the regulatory T-cells so that after their introduction to the patient, the work of the pancreas would improve.

08.06.2020
Genetic engineering

Rodents of Science

Scientists from the USA have proposed a method for creating mice with lungs and immune system consisting of human cells.

03.06.2020
Genetic engineering

Medicinal chrysanthemum

The transgenic chrysanthemum variety produces artemisinin molecules – the most effective means for the destruction of malarial plasmodium.

21.05.2020
Genetic engineering

Cheer for us

The Institute of Gene Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences is creating the first "batch" of genetically modified mice that would be sick with COVID-19 like humans.

19.05.2020
Genetic engineering

GMO without GMO

Scientists have created a method of genome modification that does not require the introduction of foreign DNA into the cell and is not subject to restrictions on GM products.

15.05.2020
Genetic engineering

A shot of strength

Gene therapy helped mice to reduce the severity of osteoarthritis, quickly build muscle mass and prevent obesity, even on a fatty diet.

12.05.2020
Genetic engineering

Long-range fantasies

Artificially designed animals resembling dinosaurs, if they will be born, it will be very soon.

12.05.2020
Genetic engineering

Coronavirus for mice

An experimental subunit vaccine was tested on mice infected with a specially created strain of SARS-CoV-2.

06.05.2020
Genetic engineering

Sound Gene therapy

A new auxiliary tool has been created for safe and cheaper gene therapy of cancer, genetic disorders and blood diseases.

29.04.2020
Genetic engineering

Lamp in a flower pot

Geneticists managed to transfer the luminescent system of fungi into plant cells, obtaining a brightly glowing tobacco.

29.04.2020
Genetic engineering

Turn off aquaporin

Inactivation of a single gene in glaucoma can reduce intraocular pressure, which otherwise would lead to blindness.

29.04.2020
Genetic engineering

Replace antibiotics with bacteriophages

Felix, an American biotech startup, believes that it has found a way to contain the spread of resistant bacterial infections.

25.03.2020
Genetic engineering

Mice will be caught

Genetically modified mice for testing the COVID-19 vaccine are sold from one to three thousand dollars apiece.

16.03.2020
Genetic engineering

Successes and challenges

Gene therapy of heart failure, the main cause of death in Barth syndrome, has shown high efficiency, but so far – only in mice.

13.03.2020