Jan 12, 2024 · Lastly, the team explored prime editing, the other nicking technique. Instead of modifying a single base pair, it removes several bases out of one strand of a gene and inserts new ones in their place. 2 “This is the latest kid on the block among all the editing tools,” Ferrari said, adding that owing to its infancy, “Prime editing has not been yet tested in clinical settings.”

Oct 30, 2024 · W hen a chef develops a new recipe, they methodically add and remove individual ingredients to see how each of them alters the final dish. When scientists try to understand the role of genes in the body, they employ a similar tactic using genome editing. Currently, the most popular tool in their toolbox is CRISPR, with applications ranging from cancer therapeutics to …

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Mar 30, 2023 · The Scientist's content tagged with: Biotech. Tired of dancing to the tunes of international funders, and doubtful that long-promised national grants will come, a handful of African biomedical scientists have turned to private investors to bankroll their dreams of autonomy in …

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Feb 28, 2023 · Sally Adee is a science and technology writer. Most recently, she was a features editor at New Scientist, where she wrote some of its most lasting content, including a 2012 feature that explained bioelectricity technology to the general public for the first time, and is cited in Yuval Noah Harari's Homo Deus. Adee’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, the …

Discover how a new procedure reverses the polarity of typical basolateral-out organoids to form versatile apical-out organoids. In this webinar, Ethan Shelkey and Aurita Menezes will highlight key aspects in the design of cell-based assays. Experts …

Nov 14, 2023 · Discover how cutting-edge nonclinical in vitro models better recapitulate the human gastrointestinal tract. In this webinar, Ethan Shelkey and Aurita Menezes will highlight key aspects in the design of cell-based assays. Experts from the Women’s Brain Foundation and bit.bio will explore the ...