Genetic engineering

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Genetic engineering

Proteins and longevity

Reducing natural errors in protein synthesis improves health and increases life expectancy.

15.09.2021
Genetic engineering

New vector

A new gene delivery vehicle or CRISPR-Cas9 system can make gene therapy for muscle diseases safer and more effective.

14.09.2021
Genetic engineering

From a greenhouse and a bioreactor

Nanovaccines from COVID-19 based on cowpea mosaic virus and bacteriophage Q beta have been successfully tested on mice.

09.09.2021
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The smallest

The CasMINI genome editing system is half the size of other CRISPR variants, which greatly facilitates its delivery to the cell.

06.09.2021
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Stronger than Kevlar

Bacteria inserted into the DNA of the rabbit gene synthesize muscle fibers, from which you can sew heavy-duty clothing and body armor.

31.08.2021
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Editing the bases

If this approach is used in clinical practice, it will help many people to return to normal life.

23.07.2021
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On the threshold of gene therapy

Catherine Braunstein, Scientific director of the Manhattan Orphan Disease Research Center, talks about the prospects of gene therapy.

22.07.2021
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Protection against meningitis

Drops with modified "relatives" of Neisseria meningitidis caused a strong and long-term immune response in 60% of the volunteers.

14.07.2021
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CRISPR vs. SARS-CoV-2

In the near future, the researchers plan to test the new approach on animals, and in the future – on humans.

13.07.2021
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Brain repair

Scientists with the help of an adenovirus vector delivered to the brain of children the enzyme decarboxylase of aromatic amino acids, which did not work for them.

13.07.2021
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Under the control of MRI

The volume of blood in the brain can serve as a way to track progress in gene therapy at an early stage of Huntington's disease.

08.07.2021
Genetic engineering

Covid vs Covid

Synthetic counterfeiting of the coronavirus quickly and effectively reduces the burden of the pathogenic version of the virus.

08.07.2021
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Theranostic yeast

Genetically modified yeast detects inflammation in the intestine and destroys molecules that trigger pathological reactions.

02.07.2021
Genetic engineering

Intravenous gene therapy

For the first time, scientists tested CRISPR/Cas on the whole body – that is, they introduced "molecular scissors" directly into the blood.

29.06.2021
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CAR-NK instead of CAR-T

In a new approach, scientists began to work with natural killer cells (NK cells) that perform similar functions to T cells.

29.06.2021
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Rice against cholera

Japanese molecular biologists have developed an "edible" cholera vaccine based on genetically modified rice grains.

28.06.2021
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Vanillin made of plastic

Genetically modified E. coli synthesizes vanillin from plastic bottles.

15.06.2021
Genetic engineering

Optogenetics against diabetes

Swiss scientists have delivered cells capable of producing glucagon-like peptide-1 under the skin on the back of mice under the action of light.

09.06.2021
Genetic engineering

Editing Anemia

Elimination of a mutation in the gene responsible for hemoglobin synthesis cured mice with sickle cell anemia.

08.06.2021