Breeder meerkats age faster, but their subordinates still die younger |…
In many cooperative species, the dominant breeders live longest despite the wear-and-tear of leadership and reproduction. It has even been suggested these…
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Researchers develop new CRISPR/Cas process using Japanese ricefish |…
Medaka embryo, in which the Rx2 gene – a gene critical for eye development – was edited with a repair copy. This copy contains the sequence for a green…
Sophiris eyes phase 3 after clearing patient death from its lead study |…
Sophiris Bio has completed its investigation into the death of a patient that halted additional dosing in a trial of its lead candidate topsalysin two months…
Scientists solve 30-year wheat rust genetics puzzle | Digital Science
Wheat with stripe “yellow” rust. Credit: Jianping Zhang
Researchers from the University of Sydney, CSIRO, the United Kingdom’s John Innes Centre, Limagrain…
Biotech boom powers analysts to $4M-a-year salaries: WSJ | Digital Science
The biotech boom is having a big effect on the pay packets of equity analysts, according to The Wall Street Journal. Driven by a desire to show they understand…
Xenon’s epilepsy drug clears phase 1b, setting stage for trial in patients…
A phase 1b trial has linked Xenon’s epilepsy candidate XEN1101 to statistically significant declines in measures of corticospinal and cortical excitability.…
Metabolic engineering of E. coli for the secretory production of free haem…
Schematic diagram of metabolic engineering of E. coli for secretory production of free haem Credit: KAIST
Researchers of KAIST have defined a novel…
How do muscles know what time it is? | Digital Science
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How do muscle cells prepare for the particular metabolic challenges of the day? Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München and…
Soy natural: Genetic resistance against aphids | Digital Science
A tiny pest can cause huge losses to soybean farmers. Several top soybean producing states in the U.S. are in the Upper Midwest. In these states, an insect-the…
Chinese team uses base editing to repair genetic disease in human embryo |…
CRISPR-associated protein Cas9 (white) from Staphylococcus aureus based on Protein Database ID 5AXW. Credit: Thomas Splettstoesser (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA…