Simple method rescues stressed liver cells
Isolated human hepatocytes are essential tools in preclinical and clinical liver research, but cell quality is highly variable. Now, researchers
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New research could fine-tune the gene scissors CRISPR
The introduction of the tool for gene editing, the so-called gene scissors CRISPR, in 2007 was a revolution within medical
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Biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons: Snippets of RNA that accumulate in brain cells could interfere with normal function
As we age, neurons in our brains can become damaged by free radicals. MIT biologists have now discovered that this
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Heat-resistant enzymes could produce more cost-effective drugs
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences could change the way scientists look at one
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New CRISPR tool opens up more of the genome for editing: Enzyme can target almost half of the genome’s ‘zipcodes’ and could enable editing of many more disease-specific mutations
The genome editing system CRISPR has become a hugely important tool in medical research, and could ultimately have a significant
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Sexes differ when it comes to comfort during and after exercise, study finds
New research from the University at Buffalo has, for the first time, identified differences between men and women in their
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Take my hand and ride with me — Over the genome
Researchers have identified the mechanism by which an important enzyme involved in the differentiation of stem cells is brought to
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Decoding the structure of an RNA-based CRISPR system: Researchers uncover molecular details of a new genetic engineering tool
Over the past several years, CRISPR-Cas9 has moved beyond the lab bench and into the public zeitgeist. This gene-editing tool
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Genomic dark matter activity connects Parkinson’s and psychiatric diseases: Expanding universe of ‘darkest of the dark matter’ RNAs in dopamine-producing cells in our brains
Dopamine neurons are located in the midbrain, but their tendril-like axons can branch far into the higher cortical areas, influencing
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Scanning thousands of molecules against an elusive cancer target
Researchers at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health, have developed a
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