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Gene-editing Might Have Become a Reality

It's Official: Gene-Edited Babies Are Now a Reality

A Chinese scientist is creating waves in the global medical community by claiming that he has helped to create the first gene-edited babies.

Health

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Do We All Carry a 'Cancer Gene'? What Can Be Done.

In every cell in our body, two tumor suppressor genes known as BRCA1 have the important task of regulating the speed at which our cells divide.

Science and Technology

Gene Editing Could Rid the World of All Diseases!

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The Future Is Here: The Incredible Gene Editing Revolution

Gene Editing Could Rid the World of All Diseases! video, baba recommends, science and technology, general knowledge, genetically modified, scientific explanations, scientific discoveries, genes Have you heard of gene-editing technology?

Science and Technology

This New Gene Editing Technique Could Help Treat ALS

The most effective gene-editing tool available today is CRISPR-Cas9. Just this year, scientists have successfully used it for a wide variety of experiments, from modifying vegetables to encoding a Gif in bacterial DNA.

Health

Novartis Engineers Human Cells to Fight Cancer

Dawn of a New Era: First Gene Medicine Approved by FDA!

It is likely to become the first gene therapy ever to reach the medical market. Research and pharmaceutical companies have been competing intensely for decades to become the first to reach this milestone, and it looks like Novartis is set to become the first.

Design & Photography

Mashing Up Family Members to Show Genetic Similarity

Photographer Demonstrates Family Genes in an Amazing Way

Most of us hear this at some point in our lives: “you look just like your father,” or “you have your mother’s smile”, and sometimes it’s hard for us to see what they’re talking about. But it’s ther..

Health

Why Do Elephants Rarely Get Cancer & What It Means For Us?

Apparently, elephants have, what researchers are saying, a “zombie gene”. In other words, these animals have extra copies of two cancer-fighting genes. Firstly, there is P53, which hunts for cells with miscopied DNA.

Humor

10 Hilarious Quotes that Some Up Life as a Grandparent

Hilarious! What It Truly Means to Be a Grandparent

Comedy writer Gene Perret sums up life as a grandparent perfectly!

Health

Science News: Have We Finally Found the Fountain of Youth?

The research revolved around the genes responsible for fighting the effects of aging. By feeding mice certain natural proteins, they managed to trigger “youth genes” on, and switch “old genes” off. Within a week, the mice’ muscular aging process was completely reversed!

Health

Science News: Genetic Bandages?

group of researchers working at a pharmacutical company claim that they have created bandages that, once applied, can actually turn genes on or off, and can thus cause healing to move faster, or even cure conditions we just cannot cure at the moment, using special RNA strands.

Science and Technology

There is a Sure Way to Slow Aging: Calorie Restriction

New Study: There is a Sure Way to Slow Aging

The researchers identified 5 genes that affected the lifespan of the flies whose caloric intake was restricted, and among them there are 2 that are also equivalent to humans.

Health

New Study Sheds Light on Cancer & Link to Inflammation

In their research, the team looked at the gene miR-I35B.

Science and Technology

The DNA of Human Embryos Can Be Significantly Improved

First US Embryo to be 'Edited'; Rise of Genetic Changes!

Led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov from Oregon Health and Science University, this involved changing the DNA of a large number of one-cell embryos with the gene-editing technique CRISPR.

Science and Technology

These Technologies Can Change All Our Futures!

It is expected that once DNA sequencing becomes cheap and wide-spread enough, it could be used to develop medicine that is designed to treat an individual’s diseases, improving the effectiveness of the cure, as well as minimizing side-effects. ( Wikipedia ) Gene Therapy is the use of DNA as a drug to

Family and parenting

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Kwanza and Honey - Unlikely Friends!

The white colour is the result of a recessive gene, called a chinchilla gene, which is a colour inhibitor. This can result in "white" lions being blonde, near white or even red! Kwanza and Honey - Unlikely Friends!

Science and Technology

11 Technologies to Potentially Achieving Immortality

Longevity gene identification and introduction A centenarian study comprising two groups of centenarians, one containing 152 Spaniards and another containing 742 Japanese, managed to definitively identify several gene variations that were common to both groups.

Health

The 71-Year-Old Woman Who Feels No Pain Or Anxiety

Meet This 71-Year-Old Woman Who Feels No Pain Or Anxiety

It turns out that Jo has a unique gene mutation , never-encountered before. At present, there are several documented cases of curious individuals who experience no pain, but none of the cases that were studied during the past decades had the same genetic mutation.

Science and Technology

11 Astounding Scientific Discoveries Made in 2015

The Scientific Discoveries of 2015 Will Change the World!

Scientists Make Progress with Editing Human Genes This year marked numerous breakthroughs in the use of gene-editing technology. Chinese scientists edited the DNA of human embryos that were not viable for a live birth.

Health

An Introductory Guide to Huntington Disease

Worried About Hungtington's? You Might Want to Read This!

HD is caused by a defective gene inherited from a parent, with only 5-10% of cases resulting from a new genetic mutation. Since it is an autosomal dominant disorder, it means that only one copy of the defective gene, inherited from one parent, is necessary to produce the disease.

Nature

17 Rare and Surprisingly Colorful Animals

17 Animals That Prove That Nature Can Be Especially Creative

Researchers still don’t have an agreed-upon name for this type of tiger, but they know that its fur is caused by a recessive gene, and some call it a Strawberry Tiger while others have called it the Golden Tabby Tiger. 3.

Nature

10 Things You Didn’t Know About BLACK CATS

This is relatively rare in other cat breeds, as both the mother and the father must have the black fur color gene to have a kitten that's pitch black. 4.

Health

Experimental Drug Fights Huntington's Disease

This New Drug Could Go a Long Way to Curing Huntington's!

It is caused by a mutation in the Huntingtin gene, which produces the Huntingtin protein - but the genetic variant ends up producing abnormally long versions of this protein, which divide into toxic fragments that can bind to and impede neurons.

Health

5 Misleading Obesity Myths Debunked by Science

That said, there is a genetic component to obesity, and researchers have tried to count the number of genes that influence one’s risk of obesity. Studies have managed to identify over 50 genes linked to obesity, but most of these genes have a very minor effect.

Health

Should GMOs Be Labeled? Are They Safe? Let’s Take a Look

[related_articles] Genetic modification refers to the isolation of desirable genetic traits from one species and adding those specific genes to an entirely different species. This could be done to increase crop yield as well as resistance to natural hazards such as pests and weather conditions.