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From Undruggable to Unstoppable: A New Cancer Cure Target Emerges
Posted in Medicine, Science on 21st Nov, 2025
by Alexander Muller
The KRAS gene is present in nearly all of our cells and provides the blueprint for a protein called K-Ras that helps signal to cells to divide and grow.
An AI Tool Just Revealed Almost 200 New Systems For CRISPR Gene Editing
Posted in Medicine, Science on 29th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller
This month, a team at MIT and Harvard led by CRISPR pioneer Dr. Feng Zhang took inspiration from an existing big-data approach and used AI to narrow the sea of genetic sequences to a handful that are similar to known CRISPR systems.
CRISPR gene editing will be used in living humans to counter aggressive lung cancer
Posted in Medicine on 20th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller
It represents the first human trials of the technology with the United States expected to conduct its own cancer fighting trials next year.
Face shape can be determined from the genes
Posted in Medicine on 30th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Many of the characteristics that make up a person's face, such as nose size and face width, stem from specific genetic variations, reports a team of scientists.
Gene Therapy produces Dopamine in the Brain as path to Parkinsons treatment
Posted in Medicine on 23rd Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Massachusetts company, is testing the idea in Parkinsons patients whove agreed to undergo brain surgery and an injection of new DNA.