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This year, we'll sequence DNA in space for the first time
Posted in Science on 3rd Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Kate Rubins, a virologist turned astronaut, heads to the ISS this month to monitor more than 250 experiments, including genetic sequencing.
Gene helps prevent heart attack, stroke; may also block some effects of aging
Posted in Science on 23rd May, 2016
by Alex Muller
'Finding a way to reactivate this pathway may have profound implications for health and aging.'
Mutated gene safeguards against heart attacks
Posted in Science on 8th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
If this gene were switched off with medications it could reduce the risk of coronary disease significantly.
Scientists say they may be able to control the parts of the brain which determine intelligence
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers said that a clusters of genes found in brain controlled human cognitive functions from memory to attention and reasoning.
Human gene editing treatment to tackle hemophilia
Posted in Medicine on 6th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
The controversial medical method could prevent people with hemophilia from bleeding to death internally.