Genetic engineering

Genetic engineering

Neat scissors

The CRISPR-Cas9 genetic editor was made ten times more accurate due to the intersection of DNA strands in different places.

30.06.2022

Genetic engineering

"Enhanced" CAR-T lymphocytes

American researchers have managed to repeatedly increase the effectiveness of therapy for oncohematological diseases with CAR-T-lymphocytes.

22.06.2022

Genetic engineering

Hemoglobin Editors

The effectiveness of CRISPR gene therapy for the treatment of blood diseases has been confirmed in a large group of patients with long-term follow-up.

20.06.2022

Genetic engineering

Will one shot cure AIDS?

Preclinical trials have shown that a single treatment of HIV infection can be a very real prospect.

15.06.2022

Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of brain injury

The system based on the adeno-associated vector delivers the interleukin-2 gene to brain cells, overcoming the blood-brain barrier.

03.06.2022

Genetic engineering

Switch for "gene scissors"

The operation of CRISPR/Cas9 systems with modified guide RNA can be stopped at the right moment with the help of soft ultraviolet light.

01.06.2022

Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of myodystrophy

The authors of the work undertook to treat mice at the 35th week of life - at that moment half of their relatives had already died from dystroglycanopathy.

01.06.2022

Genetic engineering

Effective editing

The new CRISPR-Combo method allows multiple genes to be manipulated in different ways at the same time.

27.05.2022

Genetic engineering

Utrophin instead of dystrophin

The therapeutic effect of the resulting viral drug was tested on model mice with Duchenne myodystrophy.

25.05.2022

Genetic engineering

Tanned tomatoes

To ensure the daily needs of the body in vitamin D3, it will be enough to eat one or two genetically modified fruits.

24.05.2022

Genetic engineering

Pig avatars rush to the rescue

Synopsis of the book by scientific journalist Torill Kornfelt "Unnatural selection: genetic engineering and the man of the future".

23.05.2022

Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of neuropathy

Gene therapy for spinal cord injury has shown promising results in tests on mice.

19.05.2022

Genetic engineering

Both the bug and the spider…

According to the authors of the study, CRISPR-Cas9 technology will allow genetically modifying more than 90 percent of insect species.

18.05.2022

Genetic engineering

Alcohol and epigenetics

Experiments on rodents have shown that the CRISPR-dCas9 system allows you to normalize the work of genes and get rid of alcoholism.

12.05.2022

Genetic engineering

Ciliopathy in vitro

To investigate the role of cilia (cilia) in the development of hereditary diseases like polycystic kidney disease, scientists have created stem cells without them.

29.04.2022

Genetic engineering

Change of grounds

A new gene editing platform, TALED, has made it possible to swap adenine for guanine in the DNA of mitochondria.

27.04.2022

Genetic engineering

A living defender of microflora

Genetically modified bacteria protect the gut microbiome from the effects of antibiotic therapy.

13.04.2022

Genetic engineering

Gene therapy without side effects

No liver damage was found in men with hemophilia A who received the coagulation factor VIII gene in the viral vector.

13.04.2022

Genetic engineering

How to cut DNA

The appearance of "molecular scissors" – the CRISPR/Cas9 system – led to a rapid surge in genetic technologies.

11.04.2022

Genetic engineering

Buy modified beef!

Perhaps the meat of "heat-resistant" shorthair cows will appear on the shelves within two years.

04.04.2022