Genetic engineering

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Genetic engineering

Super-meat breed of pigs

Chinese geneticists brought it out with one precise intervention, directly "knocking out" the myostatin gene. What would have required at least decades of work with conventional breeding was done in months.

30.06.2015
Genetic engineering

Discussion about GMOs

Transcript of an open discussion held by the Initiative Group "Think" on June 10, 2015 in the great hall of Kazan Federal University.

29.06.2015
Genetic engineering

Silk instead of beer

Silk grown in the laboratory with the help of sugar and yeast may soon become stronger, more elastic and softer than the natural material produced by silkworms and spiders

08.06.2015
Genetic engineering

A new "safety collar" for GMOs

The "Kill Switch" is a deadly part of the genetic code for the body, which is activated when several necessary conditions, such as temperature, humidity, illumination, etc., coincide.

01.06.2015
Genetic engineering

Microbes-laboratory assistants

Two groups of biologists this week received genetically modified bacteria that have become able to detect the presence of cancer in mice and diabetes in humans.

29.05.2015
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Yeast with human genes

Geneticists have successfully transplanted about two hundred human genes into yeast DNA, replacing fragments of the fungus genome similar in their functions, which once again confirmed the common evolutionary origin of all living beings on Earth.

22.05.2015
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New yeast Strain Synthesizes Opiate Precursor

American-Canadian biotechnologists have created a new type of transgenic yeast capable of converting sugar into raw materials for the manufacture of opiates, including morphine, as well as a number of medicines.

19.05.2015
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The graft-versus-host reaction can be prevented

A single administration of a harmless drug neutralizes the severe and often fatal side effect of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from a semi–compatible donor - the "graft versus host" reaction.

18.05.2015
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Dinokurs

American biologists have created chicken embryos with dinosaur faces, suppressing the development of proteins with which beaks are formed in the embryos.

14.05.2015
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Beef fat with omega-3 acids: not bad for a start

Of the 14 calves, 11 died due to infections and improper development of internal organs. If infections can be attributed to insufficiently careful care, then developmental abnormalities could be the result of genetic modification.

13.05.2015
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Green bioreactors

Yeast cells, bacteria, plants, as well as insect and mammalian cell cultures are used as "bioreactors". In this article we will talk about plant biofactories.

08.05.2015
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The effect of gene therapy for blindness may be temporary

Three research groups reported contradictory results of gene therapy for a rare form of hereditary blindness – Leber's amaurosis: in some, the effect was "long-lasting", while others registered a gradual deterioration in the condition of patients.

05.05.2015
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Gene therapy of eggs instead of "three-parent" children?

An alternative technique involves the neutralization of faulty mitochondria in eggs. Whether it will be more effective and safer is still unknown, but fanatical guardians of bioethics will surely protest against such an approach.

24.04.2015
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Editing the human genome: the first pancake lump

Chinese geneticists admitted that they tried to modify the genome of human embryos and faced insurmountable difficulties that do not allow using the popular CRISPR/CAS9 genome editor for therapeutic purposes.

23.04.2015
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Genetic modernization

There are no significant differences between the mechanisms of genetic modernization and the natural processes of genetic modification, so it is quite reasonable to assume that the production of GM foods does not carry additional risks.

09.04.2015
Genetic engineering

Editing DNA will help the staphylococcus gene

American scientists have managed to slightly improve the method of genome editing – the CRISPR/Cas9 system. They found a variant of the Cas9 protein that is easier to deliver to cells than previously used variants.

03.04.2015