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genetic engineering
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Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine
Biobots could one day be engineered to deliver drugs and clear up arterial plaque. Kriegman et al. 2020/PNAS,…
A common parasite could one day deliver drugs to the brain − how scientists are turning Toxoplasma gondii from foe into friend
Toxoplasma is often transmitted to people from contaminated food or cat feces. Dr_Microbe/iStock via Getty Images Plus Bill…
TB: gene editing could add new power to a 100-year-old vaccine
Bavesh Kana, University of the Witwatersrand Tuberculosis dates back more than 9,000 years. It is the most infectious…
If we want to settle on other planets, we’ll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA
Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock Sam McKee, Manchester Metropolitan University When considering human settlements on the Moon, Mars and further…
The Human Genome Project Wasn’t All Fanfare and Victories
Initiated around 2000, the Human Genome Project aimed to sequence the entire human genome with high hopes of…
AI plus gene editing promises to shift biotech into high gear
AI knowledge combined with gene-editing precision opens the way to dial-a-protein. KTSFotos/Moment via Getty Images Marc Zimmer, Connecticut…
Researchers Develop Vitamin B1-Enhanced Rice to Combat Deficiency
At a Glance A collaborative effort between the University of Geneva, ETH Zurich, and Taiwan’s National Chung Hsing…
New Tools Enable Precise Control of Cellular Organization and Signaling
At a Glance Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed innovative tools to address the challenge of…
Mathematical Model Reveals Cellular Flows in Chick Embryos
At a Glance One of the fundamental questions in biology is how cells organize themselves to form complex…
Jurassic Park: why we’re still struggling to realise it 30 years on
Rattana/Shutterstock Tiffany Shea Slater, University College Cork and Maria McNamara, University College Cork Jurassic Park is arguably the…