Biotechnology

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CRISPR/Cpf1 Edits Mice Embryos Without Off-Target Effects

Researchers at the IBS Center for Genome Editing in South Korea have successfully created mutant mice using CRISPR/Cpf1. The alternative to the well-known CRISPR/Cas9 system can...

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Bacterial Hair Conducts Electricity and Could Be Used in Bioelectronic Devices

Scientists from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Holy Cross, and Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered that the filaments present in the surface of Geobacter...

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Digital Images Can Be Stored in DNA

Researchers from the University of Washington (UW) and Microsoft have developed a new system to store data in DNA and retrieve it without error or information...

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BioViva’s CEO Claims to Have Longer Telomeres After Gene Therapy

BioViva reported last week that the company’s CEO, Elizabeth Parrish, successfully reversed biological ageing after being treated with the biotech’s therapies. The Seattle-based company confirmed that Parrish...

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CRISPRainbow Allows to Tag Seven Genomic Loci Simultaneously

Researchers from University of Massachusetts Medical School have developed a new technique to simultaneously track up to seven genomic locations in live cells. The CRISPRainbow system...

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New Method to Extend the Lifetime of Implanted Devices

Researchers from Harvard University have developed a biochemical mechanism to extend the time that an implanted medical device can remain functional and not trigger an...

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DNA Aptamers to Replace Antibodies in Disease Detection and Treatment

Researchers from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of A*STAR in Singapore have developed a better technology to detect and treat infectious diseases and cancer....

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FDA Approves Drug Produced in Transgenic Chicken

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Alexion’s Kanuma (sebelipase alfa), a compound for the treatment of the rare disease lysosomal acid lipase (LAL)...

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