Ruth Williams
Infographic: No more shots? Next-gen vaccine ‘sheets’ melt on the tongue
Two issues influencing the accessibility of many vaccines are their needs for constant refrigeration from production until use and for ...
Fighting malaria: Genetically modified parasites offer promising but incomplete protection
Two clinical trials, in which subjects were vaccinated with genetically engineered Plasmodium parasites and later exposed to the malaria-causing microbe, ...
Infographic: Creating artificial human chromosomes
To convert a piece of cloned DNA into a centromere-containing human artificial chromosome (HAC), an array of repeated LacO sequences ...
‘It’s very encouraging’: Experimental gene therapy shows promise for glioblastoma patients in clinical trial
An inducible, tumor-localized gene therapy has been tested for the first time in glioblastoma patients. The two-part approach, which involves ...
Understanding what happens when routine touching becomes agony
It shouldn’t hurt to put on socks, wash hands, or walk about, but for some people with damaged nerves, certain ...
Could a pill replicate the Alzheimer’s defense gained through exercise?
Mice that model a severe form of Alzheimer’s disease tend to exhibit improved memory after exercise-induced neuron production, according to ...
Does sunshine make us smarter? UV exposure boosts mouse brainpower
The sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a major cause of skin cancer, but it offers some health benefits too, such ...
Korean researchers develop gene editing technique that does not introduce foreign DNA
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The ongoing quest to ...
Brain structures communicate through ‘post office’ system
Scientists have achieved a greater understanding of the mammalian brain’s connectivity by showing that the hippocampus—a central information processing hub—sends ...
Neuron diversity might shape personality and ability
Genomic analyses of single human neurons—either from postmortem brains or those derived in culture—reveal a considerable degree of DNA copy ...
Fighting Viruses with RNAi
Plants, fungi, and invertebrates use RNA interference (RNAi) to fend off invading viruses. Mammals, on the other hand, are known ...
New technique for simultaneous gene visualization and epigenetic analysis
Techniques exist to visualize specific gene loci within tissue sections. And separate test-tube experiments exist to determine those genes’ epigenetic ...
Scientists create gene therapy virus that targets the retina
The following is an excerpt. Using mouse eyes as a setting for directed evolution, scientists have created a new version ...
