The gene editor will be used in lab dishes in cancer and blood disorder trials, and to directly edit a gene in human eyes in a blindness therapy test. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/crispr-gene-editor-first-human-clinical-trials4…
Tag: Genes&Cells/Genetics
There’s more to pufferfish than that goofy spiked balloon
Three odd things about pufferfishes: how they mate, how they bite and what’s up with no fish scales? Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pufferfish-biology-mating-goofy-spiked-balloon4…
This gene may help worms live longer, but not healthier
Anti-aging therapies may have trade-offs, research on worms suggests. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/gene-may-help-worms-live-longer-not-healthier4…
Ground beetle genitals have the genetic ability to get strange. They don’t
A new look at the genetics of sex organs finds underpinnings of conflicts over genital size. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ground-beetle-genitals-genetics-evolution-battle-sexes4…
Ancient DNA reveals the origins of the Philistines
A mysterious Biblical-era population may have fled Bronze Age calamities. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-dna-origins-philistines-bible-europe-israel4…
Antioxidants may encourage the spread of lung cancer rather than prevent it
Antioxidants protect lung cancer cells from free radicals, but also spur metastasis, two new studies suggest. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/antioxidants-lung-cancer-spread-prevent4…
DNA reveals a European Neandertal lineage that lasted 80,000 years
Ancient DNA from cave fossils in Belgium and Germany shows an unbroken genetic line of the extinct hominids emerged at least 120,000 years ago. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cave-fossil-dna-reveals-ancient-european-neandertal-lineage4…
A genetic scorecard could predict your risk of being obese
A genetic score predicts who is at risk of severe obesity, but experts say lifestyle matters more than genes. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/genetic-scorecard-could-predict-your-risk-being-obese4…
How chemical exposure early in life is ‘like a ticking time bomb’
Some early life experiences can affect health, but only if unmasked by events in adulthood. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chemical-exposure-early-life-health
Here are 5 RNAs that are stepping out of DNA’s shadow
RNAs do a lot more than act as middlemen for protein building. Here are a few of the ways they affect your health and disease. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/rna-molecules-crucial-roles-human-health-disease