Category: Health News

CRISPR Technology Could Be Soon Used to Treat Obesity

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have used CRISPR-Cas9 technology, known as “genetic scissors”, to convert white fat cells into brown fat cells that generate heat by burning calories. …

Injection of a CRISPR-Cas9 Based Treatment into the Bloodstream May Cure Transthyretin Amyloidosis a Rare Genetic Disease

For the first time, researchers have injected a CRISPR-Cas9 based treatment into the blood of sick patients. This has reduced the concentration of the toxic protein that is responsible …

Retron-Derived New Technology Revolutionizes Gene Editing in Human Cells

Genetic editing, the science of inserting, deleting, and replacing genetic sequences in DNA, has been evolving over the years. A research team from Gladstone Institute just discovered a new …

Oregon State University Researchers Developing a Vaccine against Skin Cancer

Oregon State University researchers are trying to stimulate the production of the protein Thioredoxin Reductase 1 (TR1), which has antioxidant properties for the skin. Their goal is to develop …

New Evidence Reveals That Genome Exchange between Viruses and Host Cells Is Key to Evolution

We understand that viral particles evolve and evade the immune defenses via genes they inherit from their parents that have interacted with the human host. On the other hand, …

Cell Culture Technology Shows Potential for More Sustainable Egg White Protein Production

New research by a group from the University of Helsinki shows that egg white protein produced by fungus using precision fermentation technology could offer a way of lessening the …

Macolacin a New Antibiotic That Can Kill Colistin-Resistant Bacteria a Welcome New Weapon for the Fight against Multidrug-Resistant Superbugs

As microorganisms mutate and procreate, each mutation makes them more resistant to drugs that once killed them. A time will eventually come when we cannot keep up with the …