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01/29/2023

Last year, Verve Therapeutics started the first human trial of a CRISPR treatment that could benefit most people—a signal that gene editing may be ready to go mainstream.

01/20/2019

This gene-editing biotech should have a huge growth opportunity in front of it. But is it enough to make you a millionaire?

12/03/2018

A daring effort is under way to create the first children whose DNA has been tailored using gene editing.

08/17/2015

The Human Cell Tower and Its Cellular Language

07/26/2015

It’s hard to imagine that our gut could play such a big role in detoxification but it does. We are learning more about the gut microbiome and all the probiotic strains that help support good health. Sometimes I get frustrated when people just focus on one little bitty thing, like one supplement (say…

06/23/2015

How long have I got left, doctor?" For your cells, at least, scientists may be close to an answer. A cell's lifespan depends on the length of its telomeres - the regions of repeating DNA that protect the ends of chromosomes. Every time a cell divides, its telomeres get shorter until they become unstable and cause chromosomes to fuse together

02/15/2015

02/06/2015

The findings are part of a growing awareness of the role of epigenetics in cancer, or the ways in which gene expression and cell behavior can be changed even though DNA sequence information is unaltered.

Researchers for the first time have traced the actions of a known carcinogen in cooked meat to its complex biological effects on microRNA and cancer stem cells. They also found that spinach can help prevent some of the damage done by this carcinogen.

07/25/2014

Regular consumption of coffee may reduce DNA damage and reduce energy intake and body fat, according to two new studies from Europe.

07/09/2014

As though to confirm the hunch many of us had that our ‘junk’ DNA was anything but disposable, researchers from…

09/10/2013

Obesity Gene Tests May Not Hamper Weight-Loss Efforts

06/10/2013

Your DNA as well as your data is at risk from overreaching government.

05/13/2013

SUNDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Twelve new genetic regions associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer have been identified by researchers in two studies.

04/22/2013

From Lawrence Berkeley National Labs to Silicon Valley, researchers are manipulating particles at the atomic level, ushering in potential cures for cancer, c...

04/15/2013

MONDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) -- The question of whether human genes can be patented is at the center of a case to be heard Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court.

04/12/2013

FRIDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) -- As scientists mark the 10th anniversary Sunday of the completion of the Human Genome Project, they will note how that watershed effort has led to the discovery of the genetic underpinnings of almost 5,000 diseases.

04/12/2013

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