Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Court overturns EU ban on stem cell patents
Today the European Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled that human embryonic stem cell patents could be allowed if organisms can't ...
Uses of CRISPR/Cas9 genome engineering expand to editing RNA
The CRISPR/Cas9 system, a powerful tool for genome engineering and gene regulation, has been thought to be incapable of targeting RNA ...
Gene editing, CRISPR, might provide solution to viral antibiotic resistance
A gene editing system bacteria use to shield themselves from viruses has been used by MIT scientists as a sword to vanquish ...
All tumors should be genotyped. Why aren’t they?
There are huge benefits to genomic tumor assessment, both for better treatment now, and later, if first-line treatments fail. But ...
Return of bubonic plague sparks search for new vaccines
Plague arrived in Europe like the opening of a Clive Cussler novel, on a ship of death carrying corpses of ...
Stem cell dysfunction may be responsible in some cases of schizophrenia
A gene long associated with schizophrenia and subsequently studied in rodent brain has now been scrutinized in human neurons. These neurons, derived ...
‘Subway’ map tracks journey of engineered stem cells
The differentiation of engineered stem cells may be imagined as a subway journey, where the genetic equivalents of missing a transfer or ...
Scientists apply century-old technique to shrink tumors using bacteria
Inspired by hundred-year-old accounts of how bacterial infections coincided with cancer remissions, scientists have shown that injections of a weakened bacterium — Clostridium ...
Can cancers be categorized more precisely?
Advancing the work of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), a large team of researchers from multiple institutions performed a comprehensive analysis of ...
Canadian scientists develop new, quicker technique for genomic analysis
Scientists from McGill University and the Génome Québec Innovation Centre say they have achieved a technical advance that could result in speedier ...
Genome sequencing on way to clinical use in treating cancer
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) not only continues to make steady advances in the molecular diagnosis of cancers, it also seems to fit ...
Reproducing evolutionary changes with teeth
To study evolutionary morphings, scientists often look at teeth, which are well preserved and thus well represented in the fossil ...
Temporary mutations may allow organisms to adapt to sudden changes in environment
Scientists from the Duke University School of Medicine say that they discovered that microorganisms can use a temporary silencing of drug targets, ...
Stem cells found in nerves of teeth
The soft, living part of the tooth—tooth pulp—is known to contain a small reserve of stem cells. These stem cells, scientists ...
Genetic link to neurodegenerative diseases found
Researchers from the Jackson Laboratory say they have pinpointed a mechanism behind neurodegeneration in mice, one that involves a defect in transfer ...
Protein expression in aging brain linked to memory deficits
Even during healthy aging, we slowly lose our ability to learn and remember new things. Often, cognitive decline is associate with ...
Heritability of autism may be greater than previously thought
Autism, researchers agree, is caused by a mix of genetic and environmental factors. At this point, however, consensus dissolves. Views differ, ...
Proteins on surface of egg and sperm must couple for fertilization
Juno, a long-sought protein named after the Roman goddess of fertility and marriage, has been discovered on the surface of ...
Genetics, digital revolution driving pharmaceutical renaissance
Modern molecular biology and genomics were supposed to lead to a targeted approach to drug development, but in fact our ...
Technique for refining multi-source genomic data
A scientific team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Harvard, and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute says they have ...
New method of locating and targeting mutations promises “letter by letter” genome editing
A new method of identifying the exceedingly rare and difficult-to-pinpoint mutations in the human genome gives researchers unprecedented ability to ...
Epigenetic changes up your cancer risk as you age
Researchers from the NIH say they have demonstrated that a subset of human genomic sites that become increasingly methylated with ...
Epigenetics involved in cocaine addiction
Scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai say they have identified a new molecular mechanism by which ...
Synthetic biology produces novel antibiotic
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego say they have developed a new genetic platform that allows efficient production ...
Genes shared by relatives influence brain aging
Early results from a long-term research project indicate that certain age-related declines in brain function are influenced by genes. This ...
Latest ‘junk DNA’ discovery: Operating system for cells
In the August 1 issue of CELL, researchers from the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at Sydney's Centenary Institute revealed ...
New gene patent suit sparks talk of trolls
A month after a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court struck down seven Myriad Genetics patents tied to two breast cancer susceptibility genes, the company has touched ...
Assay development driving personalized medicine
The following is an excerpt. On the first of this year, clinical laboratories began billing for more than 100 molecular ...
