Genetic engineering

Genetic engineering

Scientists have investigated an enzyme that repairs DNA

Specialists from the Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have studied an enzyme that can remove damage from a DNA molecule and restore its structure

08.02.2024

Genetic engineering

Russia has grown an artificial brain to study genetic mutations

Employees of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences have grown organoids identical to human brain tissue to study the genetic causes of mental retardation

07.02.2024

Genetic engineering

FDA approves CRISPR-based gene therapy for beta-thalassemia

The FDA has granted approval for Casgevy for the treatment of beta-thalassemia

18.01.2024

Genetic engineering

China has successfully cloned a rhesus monkey

Chinese researchers have perfected somatic cell nuclear transfer technology and successfully applied it to clone a rhesus macaque monkey

17.01.2024

Genetic engineering

US approves drug based on CRISPR gene editing technology

Casgevy, a drug that works on the CRISPR gene editing system, has been approved in the US

11.12.2023

Genetic engineering

Genes for reproductive success have been linked to shorter life expectancy

American scientists analyzed data from the British Biobank and found a strong negative genetic correlation between reproductive success and longevity

11.12.2023

Genetic engineering

A non-invasive method of prenatal genetic testing has been developed

A new non-invasive method of testing pregnant women to detect genetic abnormalities in the fetus has been developed

30.11.2023

Genetic engineering

Geneticists have obtained a "real" chimera monkey for the first time

Chinese researchers have created a full-grown macaque using stem cells and the embryo of another individual of the same species

15.11.2023

Genetic engineering

Gene therapy helped macaques with parkinsonism

The authors of the new study created a new experimental treatment method - gene therapy - and showed its effectiveness on mice and crab-eating macaques modeling Parkinson's disease

08.11.2023

Genetic engineering

A tiny turbine has been assembled from DNA

Using DNA origami technology researchers have created a tiny molecular nanoturbine, it spins in different directions with the help of salt

27.10.2023

Genetic engineering

Scientists have figured out how to treat the heart with two vitamins at the genetic level

Scientists identify new genes linked to calcium buildup in coronary arteries

12.10.2023

Genetic engineering

Modified gene editing tool reduces unintentional mutations by 70%

Researchers have developed a CRISPR-based gene editing tool that is less likely to lead to unintended changes

22.09.2023

Genetic engineering

Researchers have turned cancer cells into muscle tissue

Using genetic editing, researchers turned sarcoma cells into normal muscle tissue

31.08.2023

Genetic engineering

One shot can get rid of alcoholism: how a vaccine created by scientists works

American scientists told about the creation of a vaccine for alcoholism - they showed in experiments on monkeys that a single injection of a gene preparation is enough for this purpose

25.08.2023

Genetic engineering

Scientists genetically edited pig kidneys and transplanted them into humans

Kidney function is maintained for at least a week

17.08.2023

Genetic engineering

Alcohol disorder in monkeys cured with gene therapy

Primate study shows that gene therapy for Parkinson's reduces cravings for alcohol in animals with 'chronic alcoholism'

15.08.2023

Genetic engineering

There's a brand new way to get rid of pain

Staff at the New York University College of Dentistry Pain Research Center have developed a new targeted therapy for pain relief

31.07.2023

Genetic engineering

FDA approves first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for Sarepta's first gene therapy against Duchenne muscular dystrophy

28.06.2023

Genetic engineering

Multiple sclerosis in mice was cured by "reprogramming" the microbiota

Neurobiologists have found a way to prevent chronic inflammation that leads to the development of multiple sclerosis

23.06.2023

Genetic engineering

Stiletto-shaped DNA molecules help cure cancer

Artificial molecules "alert" the immune system to the presence of cancer cells and help the body fight

16.06.2023