genetics
Chinese Scientists Will Use CRISPR Gene Editing on Humans for the First Time
Posted in Medicine on 24th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
The trial could pave the way for more CRISPR-based treatments in the future, potentially revolutionizing the way we treat diseases.
Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor, a mutation from 6,000-10,000 years ago
Posted in Science on 11th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Scientists have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6,000-10,000 years ago and is the cause of all blue-eyed humans.
Neurons grown from stem cells in a dish reveal clues about autism
Posted in Science on 11th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Neurons grown from stem cells in a dish reveal clues about autism.
Evolution may have moved at a furious pace on a warmer Earth
Posted in Featured, Science on 7th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Early life forms on Earth are likely to have mutated and evolved at much higher rates than they do today.
Powerful New Gene-Editing Tool May Finally Be Used on Humans
Posted in Science on 18th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Using CRISPR, researchers would genetically modify the T cells so that when theyre put back into the patient, they go after myeloma, melanoma, and sarcoma tumour cells.