Genetics
Putting the brakes on the gene drive
A biological switch that could potentially regulate gene drive technology has been created by researchers from Cardiff University.
Jul 11, 2018
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News tagged with gene drives
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gene knockout using new CRISPR tool makes mosquitoes highly resistant to malaria parasite
Deleting a single gene from mosquitoes can make them highly resistant to the malaria parasite and thus much less likely to transmit the parasite to humans, according to a new paper from scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...
Mar 8, 2018
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Genetics
Gene editing could help tackle cancer and inherited diseases
Gene editing techniques developed in the last five years could help in the battle against cancer and inherited diseases, a University of Exeter scientist says.
Feb 20, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Deploying mosquitoes against Zika
A mosquito genetically modified to fight Zika virus, dengue fever, and other mosquito-borne ailments is being reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for possible release in Florida. The mosquito is programmed to ...
Mar 29, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Controlling the transmission of Zika and other mosquitoe-borne diseases by using genetically engineered mosquitoes
In the past few weeks, Zika virus infection has become headline news and on February 1st, it was declared as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organisation, this was due primarily due ...
Feb 18, 2016
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Genetics
Genetic engineering's new frontier
Humanity's ability to alter nature, a characteristic of our species for thousands of years, has taken a big step forward.
Dec 2, 2015
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Health
Attitudes to speed among learner drivers predict unsafe driving once qualified
Attitudes to speed and risk-taking on the road develop at the learner driver stage and predict those who will go on to be potentially dangerous drivers once fully licensed, indicates research published online in Injury Prevention.
Jan 23, 2013
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