Scientists issue warning about looming threat impacting human health: ‘Not a distant crisis’
A new study warns that melting ice at the poles is an "underrecognized driver" of serious global health risks. What's...
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Scientists Introduce Breakthrough Gene-Switch Technology
In a groundbreaking advancement poised to reshape molecular biology and gene therapy, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have engineered a...
Scientists discover new approach to gene therapy
Credit: bioRxiv (2025). DOI: 10.1101/2025.01.13.632719 Researchers have found a promising new method for gene therapy. They successfully restarted inactive genes...
Dallas scientists granted $420K to test gene therapy for rare neurological disease
Childhood-onset striatonigral degeneration is a rare genetic disorder that robs children of the ability to walk and speak by age...
HKBU scientist’s Automated Multiplex Diagnostics System recommended by WHO as an innovative health technology for low-resource contexts
HONG KONG, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Automated Multiplex Diagnostics System developed by Professor Terence Lau, Interim Chief Innovation...
Scientists overcome major challenge in gene therapy and drug delivery
Imagine trying to poke a hole in the yolk of a raw egg without breaking the egg white. It sounds...
Bacteria’s Floating Genes Leave Scientists Baffled
Columbia researchers discovered that bacteria can create free-floating, temporary genes outside their chromosomes, challenging the long-held belief that all genetic...
Bacteria’s Floating Genes Leave Scientists Baffled
Columbia researchers discovered that bacteria can create free-floating, temporary genes outside their chromosomes, challenging the long-held belief that all genetic...
Scientists develop method to deliver larger genes to target cells
Gene therapy currently represents the most promising approach for the treatment of hereditary diseases. Yet despite significant breakthroughs in recent...
