Rich Haridy
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New evidence of e-cigarette dangers: Vapor liquid linked to chronic gut inflammation
It is still early days for research into the long-term effects of e-cigarette use. Cursory studies are discovering e-cigarettes can potentially cause some ...

Why does CRISPR randomly fail 15% of the time?
The CRISPR gene editing process is known to fail about 15 percent of the time. These random failures have until ...

Unable to gain weight: Mice kept thin by blocking fat-storing enzyme
A compelling study from a team of researchers at the University of Copenhagen has demonstrated a way to completely stop ...

‘Living tattoo’ made with 3D-printed bacteria responds to stimuli
A team at MIT has genetically modified bacteria cells and developed a new 3D printing technique to create a "living ...

FDA likely to approve hereditary blindness gene therapy
[A]nother gene therapy is on the cusp of approval, this time to treat a form of hereditary blindness. If given ...

Non-celiac gluten sensitivity may actually be caused by fructan
Although only one percent of the population are affected by celiac disease, gluten-free diets have become a major food trend ...