CRISPR Therapeutics, ViaCyte team up on gene-edited diabetes treatment |…
Just two weeks after launching the first company-backed trial of a CRISPR treatment, CRISPR Therapeutics inked a deal with ViaCyte to develop off-the-shelf,…
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Mapping vast unknown territory of long non-coding RNA | Digital Science
Scientists from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have developed a powerful method for exploring the properties of mysterious molecules called…
Medical Research from Mars Can Fail Patients from Venus | Digital Science
Historically, federal dollars inadvertently flowed to medical research with a disproportionate focus on men’s health. There are several reasons for this.…
Roche tackles clinical trial matching challenge | Digital Science
Roche has introduced an app to help physicians match their patients to clinical trials. The app equips physicians to identify suitable clinical trials based on…
Colon cancer is caused by bacteria and cell stress | Digital Science
“With our study we originally wanted to study the role of bacteria in the intestines in the development of intestinal inflammation,” explains Professor Dirk…
Why some tuberculosis bacteria prove deadly | Digital Science
People who fall sick with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) face daunting odds. Only about two in three survive the illness, unlike people with drug-sensitive…
Jumping genes work together to control programmed deletion in the genome |…
Paramecium with DAPI-stained nuclei during sexual processes. The large, round nuclei are the new developing nuclei where DNA rearrangements take place.…
Sniffing out sharks | Digital Science
A white shark’s acute sense of smell is legendary, allowing it to detect a potential meal several miles away — and giving pause to those of us who work and play…
Boehringer buys oncolytic virus startup ViraTherapeutics | Digital Science
Boehringer Ingelheim has bought oncolytic virus startup ViraTherapeutics. The takeover is focused on vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) candidates Boehringer…
Tricking muscles into burning more fat | Digital Science
Exercise forces muscles to burn fat, but how? Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute believe they’ve discovered an instrumental part…