Glitch in genome architecture may cause B-cell malignancies
Errors in the way chromosomes are packed into antibody-producing B cells appear to play a role in the development of
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Scientists use clues in the human genome to discover new inflammatory syndrome
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered a new inflammatory disorder called vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory
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Genome editing at the crossroads of scandal and cure
Genetic modification of babies in China one year ago was universally condemned. At the same time, CRISPR treatments are on
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Researchers wirelessly hack ‘boss’ gene, a step toward reprogramming the human genome
It seems like everything is going wireless these days. That now includes efforts to reprogram the human genome. A new
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Scientists cut main heart disease risk locus out of DNA by genome editing
Over the past decade we’ve learned that billions of people carry a mysterious specter in their DNA that strongly increases
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Genetic disease healed using genome editing
Parents of newborns may be familiar with the metabolic disorder phenylketonuria—in Switzerland, all newborn babies are screened for this genetic
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