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New sensor chip detects disease pathogens with 10x sensitivity

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists and collaborators at Iowa State University have developed a sensor chip that can detect many disease pathogens with 10 times the sensitivity of currently available methods.

26 Jun 2023

New project aims to improve the efficacy and safety of CAR T therapies for solid tumors

Partners in the international consortium CAR T-REX announce the awarding of a highly competitive EIC Pathfinder Open grant, following the positive evaluation of their project entitled 'CAR T Cells Rewired to Prevent EXhaustion in the Tumour Microenvironment'.

23 Jun 2023

Alzheimer's disease may begin during embryogenesis, stem cell study suggests

Alzheimer's disease (AD) mainly affects the older population. Recent research found early disease signs in cell culture models of early human brain development, raising the possibility that the disease has its origins much earlier in life, possibly during embryogenesis – the formation and development of an embryo.

22 Jun 2023

Alternative splicing in neurodegenerative disease and the promise of RNA-based therapeutic strategies

Alternative splicing, a clever way a cell generates many different variations of messenger RNAs -; single-stranded RNAs involved in protein synthesis -; and proteins from the same stretch of DNA, plays an important role in molecular biology.

21 Jun 2023

The Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance: A Promising Broad Host-Range CRISPR-Cas9 Delivery Tool for AMR Plasmid Removal

Study removes AMR plasmids using a mobile, broad-host-range CRISPR-Cas9 delivery tool.

21 Jun 2023

Intranasal delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 therapeutics may help treat chronic anxiety

A study in mice reports a CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing delivery system, capable of bypassing the blood-brain-barrier and modulating neuronal receptor pathways, to treat chronic anxiety.

20 Jun 2023

Neurodevelopmental disruptions could pave the way for Alzheimer's disease

In the cerebral cortex, neurogenesis – the formation of neural cells from stem cells – begins in the fetus from 5 weeks gestation and is almost complete by 28 weeks.

16 Jun 2023

"Homing gene drive system" could help suppress agricultural pests

Researchers have developed a "homing gene drive system" based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila suzukii vinegar flies – so-called "spotted-wing Drosophila" that devastate soft-skinned fruit in North America, Europe and parts of South America – according to new research from North Carolina State University.

12 Jun 2023

SARS-CoV-2 hijacks body's metabolism to amplify COVID-19 severity

In a review article published in the journal Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, scientists have discussed host metabolic alteration triggered by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its effect on disease severity.

9 Jun 2023

ATTR amyloidosis cardiomyopathy can be reversed, study reports

Three men who had heart failure caused by the build-up of sticky, toxic proteins are now free of symptoms after their condition spontaneously reversed in an unprecedented case described by a team at UCL (University College London) and the Royal Free Hospital.

7 Jun 2023

Gene drive technology could help eradicate malaria

Population-level changes in the genetic make-up of one of the world's deadliest animals could provide a key in the fight against malaria, proponents of a radical new technology argue.

7 Jun 2023

CRISPR/Cas9 identifies a gene critical to stony corals' ability to build their skeletons

New work led by Carnegie's Phillip Cleves uses cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing tools to reveal a gene that's critical to stony corals' ability to build their reef architectures.

5 Jun 2023

Artificial viral vectors constructed from bacteriophage T4 show promise for advanced gene delivery

Research presents an assembly-line approach using bacteriophage T4 components to construct artificial viral vectors (AVVs). These AVVs have the potential to revolutionize gene therapies and personalized medicine by enabling the efficient delivery of biomolecules for molecular repairs and genome remodeling.

1 Jun 2023

CRISPR News and Research

Latest CRISPR News and Research

New sensor chip detects disease pathogens with 10x sensitivity

New project aims to improve the efficacy and safety of CAR T therapies for solid tumors

Alzheimer's disease may begin during embryogenesis, stem cell study suggests

Alternative splicing in neurodegenerative disease and the promise of RNA-based therapeutic strategies

The Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance: A Promising Broad Host-Range CRISPR-Cas9 Delivery Tool for AMR Plasmid Removal

Intranasal delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 therapeutics may help treat chronic anxiety

Neurodevelopmental disruptions could pave the way for Alzheimer's disease

"Homing gene drive system" could help suppress agricultural pests

SARS-CoV-2 hijacks body's metabolism to amplify COVID-19 severity

ATTR amyloidosis cardiomyopathy can be reversed, study reports

Gene drive technology could help eradicate malaria

CRISPR/Cas9 identifies a gene critical to stony corals' ability to build their skeletons

Artificial viral vectors constructed from bacteriophage T4 show promise for advanced gene delivery

Study sheds light on metabolic enzymes and processes essential for DNA damage repair

Scientists develop new immuno-therapeutic approach to target brain metastatic melanomas

New tool shows early promise to help reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance

bit.bio launches new custom disease model cells offering, advancing disease research & drug discovery

Surviving without glucose: uridine-derived ribose as an alternative energy source

Novel gene-editing strategy harnesses an unusual protective ability to eliminate HIV-1 infection

Efficient assay system aids rapid genetic diagnosis of mitochondrial diseases

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production