Stanford researchers engineer an efficient, multi-purpose, mini CRISPR system
The common analogy for CRISPR gene editing is that it works like molecular scissors, cutting out select sections of DNA.
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RNA-binding cylinders inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro
Research led by Michael J. Hannon from the University of Birmingham, UK, finds metallo-supramolecular helicates (cylinders) binding to untranslated regions
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New approach can help identify patients at risk for esophageal cancer
A combination of esophageal brushing and extensive genetic sequencing of the sample collected can detect chromosome alterations in people with
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New approach can help identify patients at risk for esophageal cancer
A combination of esophageal brushing and extensive genetic sequencing of the sample collected can detect chromosome alterations in people with
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Researchers identify a genetic defect that increases the risk of debilitating eye disease
A genetic defect could hold the key to preventing or delaying the onset of a debilitating eye disease that can
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Researchers assess SARS-CoV-2 surface contamination risks in hospital setting
The high infectivity and rapid transmissibility of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has called for various
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Neanderthal gene can confer protection against severe COVID-19, finds study
Some of the genes in the human genome appear to confer a protective effect against severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
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Cissampelos pareira L. extracts demonstrate anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity in vitro
A team of scientists from India has recently investigated the antiviral potency of a traditional medicinal plant Cissampelos pareira L.
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Clonally expanded plasma cell lineages in SARS-CoV-2 produce specific neutralizing antibodies
The immune response to infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the cause of the ongoing coronavirus
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Modified CRISPR/Cas9 complex targets specific histones
Finding a needle in a haystack is hard enough. But try finding a specific molecule on the needle. Rice University
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