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Gene Therapy Breakthrough: Promising Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease and Beta Thalassemia

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and Beta Thalassemia are widespread blood disorders that pose significant health risks to millions of...

Jumping Gene and Bacterial Gene-Editing System Join Forces 

A new study has captured evidence for the first time of 'jumping genes' adopting a bacterial immune mechanism for...

The Next Phase of Genome-Wide Studies Moves Forward

In pursuing the genetic roots of a particular illness or disease we are getting to the very heart of...

Breakthrough in Gene Editing Comes as Scientists Correct Disease-Causing Mutation in Human Embryo

It's an exciting time for gene editing currently as scientists achieve the first ever safe repair of a single-gene...

Algae May Replace Fossil Fuels

Algae, which may surprise you, produces fat, lipids, which can be used as a type of biofuel. If it...

Will CRISPR Give us a New Cancer Treatment?

Our DNA and RNA are both full of various proteins that each have roles that in some way affect...

New CRISPR Pill Could Soon Become an Alternative to Traditional Antibiotics

A bacterium like *Clostridium difficile is causing fatalities in U.S. hospitals and nursing homes and is becoming a real...

CRISPR and Seven Big Science Stories We Might See in the Future

CRISPR is big news, and it will continue to be big news throughout 2017. Genetic engineering and gene editing...

World’s First Human Gene-Editing Process Goes Ahead in China

China and the U.S. could soon be in a biomedical war with one another after the Chinese have just...

The Advancement of Medicine and Where We Are Now

Like everything these days, the world of medicine is advancing at a phenomenal rate. Every day more and more...

Will China Lead Us Into A World of Designer Babies?

Genetic enhancement is a very controversial subject but one that has been of interest for quite some time now....

Scientists Will Modify Genes to Treat Cancer or Autism

Some diseases are linked to human genes, and the good news is that scientists have discovered a viable solution....