Combining computational mining of big data with experimental testing in the lab, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified RNA editing events that influence gene expression and, in turn, the ...
Mar 9, 2021
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A month ago, there were countless commentaries on the one-year anniversary of the news that Chinese researcher He Jiankui had created the world's first genome-edited twins.
Jan 6, 2020
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Before the news broke internationally that Chinese scientist He Jiankui had allegedly genetically engineered twin girls, only a few people around the world had known about it. One of those was Penn cardiologist Kiran Musunuru.
Dec 12, 2019
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There's no sugar coating it—diabetes is shaping up to become one of the greatest health challenges in modern times. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in eleven individuals suffers from diabetes, and ...
Dec 11, 2019
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A new video showing people casually discussing gene editing and designer babies is making waves because of its source: the government-funded group leading efforts to set standards for the ethically dicey science.
Oct 2, 2019
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What makes healthy cells change and become dysfunctional to the point of causing disease? In addition to a disruption in genes that regulate cells, there is another factor in cell misbehavior that involves metabolism, say ...
Jun 24, 2019
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Six months after a Chinese scientist was widely scorned for helping to make the world's first gene-edited babies, he remains out of public view, and new information suggests that others may be interested in pursuing the same ...
May 29, 2019
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Gene editing is one of the scarier things in the science news, but not all gene editing is the same. It matters whether researchers edit "somatic" cells or "germline" cells.
Mar 18, 2019
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China has unveiled draft regulations on gene editing and other potentially risky biomedical technologies after a Chinese scientist's claim of helping to create gene-edited babies roiled the global science community.
Feb 27, 2019
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A second woman is said to be pregnant with a gene-edited baby in China, according to reports this year. It follows revelations last November that gene-edited twins had been born, which caused much debate.
Feb 19, 2019
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