Public Release: 1-Mar-2018 Planning for smallpox outbreak must consider immunosuppression University of New South Wales Unprecedented levels of immunosuppression in countries like Australia and the US must be considered in planning for the real risk of smallpox re-emerging in the… Read More ›
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Modification of CRISPR guide RNA structure prevents immune response in target cells
Public Release: 22-Feb-2018 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press IMAGE: In vitro transcribed-CRISPR guide RNAs trigger innate immune response in cells, but can be prevented by removing the triphosphate moiety. Credit: Sojung Kim February 22, 2018 – CRISPR-mediated genome… Read More ›
CRISPR-carrying nanoparticles edit the genome
Public Release: 13-Nov-2017 New delivery system developed by MIT team deletes disease-causing genes and reduces cholesterol Massachusetts Institute of Technology IMAGE: In a new study, MIT researchers have developed nanoparticles that can deliver the CRISPR genome-editing system and specifically… Read More ›
New frontiers for CRISPR: Editing RNA
Public Release: 25-Oct-2017 American Association for the Advancement of Science A new version of the gene editing tool CRISPR can target and edit RNA, scientists report, yielding several advantages over its DNA-editing counterpart. For example, the ability to edit… Read More ›
New way to prevent genetically engineered and unaltered organisms from producing offspring
Public Release: 12-Oct-2017 ‘Synthetic incompatibility’ could boost safety and effectiveness of applying genetic engineering to control invasive species, produce fuel, prevent disease and more University of Minnesota A major obstacle to applying genetic engineering to benefit humans and the… Read More ›
Scientists unlock mysteries of how Ebola uses people’s immune defenses to cause infection
Public Release: 26-Sep-2017 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas – Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have gained new insight into how the Ebola virus uses the body’s natural defenses to speed… Read More ›
Indestructible virus yields secret to creating incredibly durable materials
Public Release: 19-Jul-2017 Cancer drugs without side effects? Sturdier buildings? This virus might help University of Virginia Health System It’s like the Superman of viruses, astonishingly tough and able to survive in an environment that would dissolve flesh… Read More ›
Airborne viruses live for 45 minutes
Public Release: 18-Jun-2017 Queensland University of Technology BRISBANE, Australia: Cover your mouth when sneezing or coughing and wash your hands. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and The University of Queensland (UQ) scientists have developed a new technique to study… Read More ›
Scientists ID mutations that could allow bird flu strain to spread among humans
Public Release: 15-Jun-2017 Monitoring for these mutations could enable timely response to prevent pandemic PLOS IMAGE: Three amino acid changes promote binding to human-type receptors by H7N9 HA. Credit: de Vries RP, et al. (2017) An international team… Read More ›
Uncovered: 1,000 new microbial genomes
Public Release: 12-Jun-2017 Potential biotech applications seen with release of 1,003 reference bacterial and archaeal genomes DOE/Joint Genome Institute The number of microbes in a handful of soil exceeds the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy, but… Read More ›
