Do your allergies prevent you from getting the cuddly cat you’ve always wanted? Well, the revolutionary gene-editing technology CRISPR might just make your cat-owning dreams come true. A team of researchers from the Virginia-based biotech company InBio has applied CRISPR in … [Read more...] about Scientists make breakthrough in making truly hypoallergenic cats
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mRNA therapy shows promise treating muscular diseases
Vaccination breakthroughs in the past few years have shown the potential in messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA). This tiny molecule naturally resides in every one of our cells and has the important job as the middleman between our DNA and proteins, relaying information from one to … [Read more...] about mRNA therapy shows promise treating muscular diseases
CRISPR gene-editing restores vision in patients with rare eye disease
Researchers from the Casey Eye Institute at the Oregon Health & Science University are reporting the successful use of CRISPR gene-editing to restore vision for patients with a rare eye disease. Leber congenital amaurosis, or LCA, is an uncommon genetic form of vision … [Read more...] about CRISPR gene-editing restores vision in patients with rare eye disease
CRISPR technology shows promise in treating rare genetic disease
CRISPR technology has been used to successfully treat sickle cell disease, and now, the CRISPR gene-editing tool has been shown to work safely and effectively when used inside the patient’s body, or 'in vivo,' for the first time. CRISPR conducts cut-and-paste edits to the … [Read more...] about CRISPR technology shows promise in treating rare genetic disease
Scientists successfully use CRISPR to lower cholesterol in monkeys
Did you know that as it stands, approximately one person every 36 seconds dies in the US from cardiovascular disease? Thanks to scientists from the University of Pennsylvania and private company Verve Therapeutics, this dismal statistic may soon change for the better. The … [Read more...] about Scientists successfully use CRISPR to lower cholesterol in monkeys