Genetic engineering

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Genetic engineering

Blue light instead of blue pill

Specialists of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have developed a biotechnological solution to the problem of erectile dysfunction, which is a combination of a gene construct and blue light.

24.03.2015
Genetic engineering

Caution: you can't stop the chain reaction!

George Church, one of the leading geneticists in the United States, considers the publication of an article on the mutagenic chain reaction method dangerous, since its authors have not prescribed measures that can stop the spread of unwanted mutations.

23.03.2015
Genetic engineering

About anti–cancer antibodies in the garden - first-hand

Interview with T. Komarova and E. Sheshukova, participants of the project "Fundamental and biotechnological aspects of plant-pathogen interaction", which recently received the Moscow Government Prize for Young scientists.

18.03.2015
Genetic engineering

Anti-cancer antibodies in the garden

The technology developed by Russian researchers makes it possible to obtain cheap and effective antibodies against cancer cells.

03.03.2015
Genetic engineering

RNA interference instead of Bt toxin

Scientists have come up with a new way to control agricultural pests. They bred potatoes with RNA molecules that are deadly to Colorado beetles.

27.02.2015
Genetic engineering

Mouse brain grew thanks to human gene

"What we have found is only a small part of the genetic background of why our brains are noticeably larger than those of all other primates. Our research has very clearly shown how complex the changes that our ancestors experienced during evolution were."

20.02.2015
Genetic engineering

Spider venom instead of viagra?

Scientists have proposed using the venom of Brazilian wandering spiders as a substitute for viagra for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (impotence) disorders.

19.02.2015
Genetic engineering

Giant E. coli

Microbiologists from the University of Montreal managed to obtain a strain of extremely long E.coli. In size, they exceed normal E. coli by 750 times, reaching a length of three quarters of a millimeter.

19.02.2015
Genetic engineering

A new word in gene therapy

Bioengineers from the University of Texas at Dallas have created a new gene delivery system that avoids the risks associated with the permanent residence of a therapeutic gene in a cell.

19.02.2015
Genetic engineering

Genetically modified E. coli instead of carrots?

American scientists have proposed to produce vitamin A directly in the human intestine: they presented genetically modified intestinal bacteria that secrete beta-carotene.

06.02.2015
Genetic engineering

The flash of a new "star"

A breakthrough discovery in genetic engineering: with the help of the STAR system, scientists managed to make RNA molecules not only turn off, but also turn on genes, which will significantly simplify all genetic experiments and opens the way for the creation of biocomputers.

03.02.2015
Genetic engineering

A brief encyclopedia of gene therapy

Gene therapy today can be defined as the treatment of diseases by introducing genes into patients' cells in order to change gene defects or give cells new functions.

02.02.2015
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy instead of pills?

Pharmaceutical company Astra Zeneca has announced the launch of a research program aimed at developing a new generation of medicines designed to treat many diseases of a genetic nature.

29.01.2015
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy helps to fight the consequences of a heart attack

The enzyme telomerase eliminates the damage caused to the cell by aging, and is successfully used to increase the lifespan of mice. It has recently been established that telomerase can also be used for the treatment of myocardial infarction.

22.12.2014
Genetic engineering

Biofactory plants

Geneticist Alisa Vyacheslavova – about medical proteins, edible vaccines and the practice of their use.

12.12.2014
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy in Europe: the first swallow

Glybera is the first gene therapy drug in Western countries. It has already received approval in 2012, but final approval for its sale is expected by April next year.

01.12.2014