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Doctors who created ‘three-parent’ baby lucky to succeed says UK expert

posted on 4/4/2017 12:36:00 AM

DOCTORS who created the world's first "three-parent" baby in Mexico were "sailing very close to the wind" and lucky to succeed, a leading British expert has said.

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Programming human cells to follow sets of logical instructions

posted on 3/31/2017 12:59:00 PM

A team of researchers at Boston University has developed a new way to engineer mammalian cells that allows for programming them to behave in desired ways.

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Blind tadpoles learn visually after researchers graft eyes onto tails and treat them with neurotransmitter drugs

posted on 3/31/2017 12:29:00 PM

Strategy could provide roadmap for promoting innervation in regenerative medicine

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Pioneering stem cell gene therapy cures infants with bubble baby disease

posted on 3/30/2017 10:03:00 PM

UCLA researchers have developed a stem cell gene therapy cure for babies born with adenosine deaminase-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency, a rare and life-threatening condition that can be fatal within the first year of life if left untreated.

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Astaxanthin compound found to switch on the FOX03 'longevity gene' in mice

posted on 3/29/2017 1:52:00 PM

The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine ("JABSOM") and Cardax, Inc. ("Cardax") (OTCQB:CDXI), a Honolulu based life sciences company, have jointly announced the results of an animal study evaluating the effectiveness of a compound that holds promise in anti-aging therapy.

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Amazingly fast, cheap genome sequencing: Zika virus mosquito genome assembled from scratch

posted on 3/25/2017 5:23:00 PM

A team of scientists has developed a new way to sequence genomes, which can assemble the genome of an organism, entirely from scratch, dramatically cheaper and faster.

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Gene editing tried in embryos

posted on 3/19/2017 6:56:00 PM

First results in viable human embryos reveal CRISPR’s biggest problem

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Gentle eugenics

posted on 3/19/2017 6:40:00 PM

Genetic tools offer the chance to eradicate hereditary diseases. Misused, they could become instruments for prejudice.

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Scientists deploy CRISPR to preserve photoreceptors in mice

posted on 3/15/2017 7:45:00 PM

Silencing a gene called Nrl in mice prevents the loss of cells from degenerative diseases of the retina, according to a new study. The findings could lead to novel therapies for preventing vision loss from human diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa.

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Caffeine Is Among 24 Compounds That May Prevent Dementia

posted on 3/15/2017 12:54:00 PM

Dementia Research 2017: Caffeine Is Among 24 Compounds That May Prevent Dementia, Study Says

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Doctors who created ‘three-parent’ baby lucky to succeed says UK expert

Programming human cells to follow sets of logical instructions

Blind tadpoles learn visually after researchers graft eyes onto tails and treat them with neurotransmitter drugs

Pioneering stem cell gene therapy cures infants with bubble baby disease

Astaxanthin compound found to switch on the FOX03 'longevity gene' in mice

Amazingly fast, cheap genome sequencing: Zika virus mosquito genome assembled from scratch

Gene editing tried in embryos

Gentle eugenics

Scientists deploy CRISPR to preserve photoreceptors in mice

Caffeine Is Among 24 Compounds That May Prevent Dementia