Genetic engineering

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Genetic engineering

Transgenic plants against malaria

Genetically modified wormwood synthesizes twice as much artemisinin, the main and most effective component of malaria drugs.

29.03.2017
Genetic engineering

Eukaryotic genome synthesis

The creation of an artificial eukaryotic genome is a new international project of Johns Hopkins University. Everyone is invited to participate in the project – there are enough chromosomes for everyone.

22.03.2017
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Instead of complete blindness – "chicken"

The removal of the Nrl gene in mice doomed to complete blindness led to the transformation of rods into cone analogues. As a result, the mice lost their night vision, but retained their daytime vision.

15.03.2017
Genetic engineering

Distance learning for biohackers

The French Center for Interdisciplinary Research, with the participation of other institutions, has launched free online courses in English on synthetic biology for everyone.

14.03.2017
Genetic engineering

Elite flash drive

The gene chain can record 60 times more information than today's carriers. However, we are unlikely to copy music or photos into DNA.

13.03.2017
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Gene therapy for "normal" embryos

Correction of genetic mutations in viable human embryos works more effectively than in "abnormal" embryos that geneticists have worked with before.

10.03.2017
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The Sc2.0 project continues to work

The international project to study the synthetic genome of yeast fungi has completed the primary processing and synthesis of five more chromosomes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

10.03.2017
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A new victory for gene therapy

French scientists have reported the first successful application of gene therapy to cure a severe hereditary disease – sickle cell anemia.

07.03.2017
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A new record of recording information in DNA

American scientists have developed a new technology for recording information in DNA, which is able to fit up to 215 petabytes of data in one gram of nucleic acid.

03.03.2017
Genetic engineering

An effective way of DNA editing has been found

Scientists from South Korea have created a new technology based on the CRISPR/Cas system, which allows you to make mutations in DNA with an accuracy of one nucleotide.

28.02.2017
Genetic engineering

Cancer immunotherapy has become even more effective

American scientists have improved the effectiveness of cancer therapy with T-lymphocytes with chimeric antigen receptors (CAR-T), using the CRISPR/Cas9 system to obtain them.

28.02.2017
Genetic engineering

New GM rice

Chinese scientists have proposed a mechanism that allows epigenetically regulating the balance between disease resistance and yield in transgenic rice.

06.02.2017
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Rejuvenate and die of cancer?

Researchers have tested a new technique to rejuvenate the body of mice. However, its use leads to the formation of tumors, from which rodents die.

03.02.2017
Genetic engineering

Tuberculosis-resistant cows have been created

Scientists from the Chinese Northwest Scientific and Technical University of Agriculture and Forestry have bred transgenic cows with increased resistance to tuberculosis.

02.02.2017
Genetic engineering

An electric switch of gene activity has been created

Scientists believe that due to its simplicity and variability, this design can find application in the medical field and in the field of biotechnology within a couple of years.

20.01.2017
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Web from a bioreactor

The researchers obtained 1,000 meters of spider fiber from a liter flask with GM bacteria. Its only drawback is that it is less durable than the natural prototype.

19.01.2017