Gene-edited rice can produce a compound that's vital for human health
A team of Chinese scientists has used targeted gene editing to develop rice that produces coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a vital ...
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New Imaging Technique Illuminates Bacterial Gene Activity
Researchers have created a novel imaging-technology combination that can capture gene activity in individual bacteria in ...
China to develop gene-editing tools, new crop varieties in biotech initiative
China issued guidelines on Friday to promote biotech cultivation, focusing on gene-editing tools and developing new wheat, ...
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Gene variant could protect against ultra-rare seizure disorder, fruit fly research finds
A combination of human pedigree analysis and fruit fly genetics has identified a gene variant that appears to prevent PIGA-CDG, a rare but serious seizure disorder. The findings could ultimately lead ...
Gene 'silencer' in junk DNA prevents fatal neurological disease
A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene ...
Gene editing approach sheds light on how mitochondria drive autophagy
Autophagy is the process by which cells digest and renew their internal structures, recycling damaged or malfunctioning proteins and organelles. By reusing these basic molecules, the cell gains the ...
Activating complex regions of the genome to treat rare diseases: Researchers identify a a master epigenetic switch
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a promising new approach that could be used to treat a rare and ...