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Efficient Gene Editing with Compact Cas12a Protein

Researchers have created an innovative version of a critical CRISPR gene-editing protein that has effective editing activity and is small enough to be bundled into a non-pathogenic virus capable of delivering it to targeted cells.

31 May 2024

Newly Discovered CD8-fit Cells Could Revolutionize Cancer Treatment

A team of cancer researchers, led by the University of Houston, has discovered a new subset of T cells that may improve the outcome for patients treated with T-cell therapies.

30 May 2024

Inverse relationship found between anti-inflammatory macrophages and NK cells/T cells in lung cancer

Single-cell ribonucleic acid sequencing (scRNAseq) and spatial transcriptomics to study cellular organization and interactions within the tumor microenvironment.

30 May 2024

Comprehensive Analysis of Gene-Isoform Variation Unlocks Secrets of Brain Development

A team led by researchers at UCLA and the University of Pennsylvania has produced a first-of-its kind catalog of gene-isoform variation in the developing human brain.

24 May 2024

Researchers Develop Strategy to Replace Diseased Blood System Affected by Leukemia

Researchers have developed an approach to "deleting" a blood system affected by leukemia while simultaneously building up a new, healthy system with donor blood stem cells.

24 May 2024

New Chemical Modification Enhances Antisense Oligonucleotide Targeting in CNS Diseases

Diseases that affect the brain and spinal cord can be particularly devastating, and finding new and more effective ways to treat these conditions is an important goal for researchers and clinicians alike.

23 May 2024

Study Identifies Ruminococcus gnavus as Key Microbial Partner in Cancer Immunotherapy

Roughly one in five cancer patients benefits from immunotherapy – a treatment that harnesses the immune system to fight cancer.

20 May 2024

H5N1 Strain Shows Limited Airborne Transmission in Ferrets

The highly virulent H5N1 avian influenza was initially found in dairy cattle in the United States in March, and by May, outbreaks had been reported from nine states. The research was published in the journal Nature Communications.

16 May 2024

Herpes Gene Therapy Achieves 90% Viral Reduction in Pre-Clinical Studies

Researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center have found in pre-clinical studies that an experimental gene therapy for genital and oral herpes removed 90% or more of the infection and suppressed how much virus can be released from an infected individual, which suggests that the therapy would also reduce the spread of the virus.

16 May 2024

Machine Learning Program Offers Insights Into Promoter Sequences and Transcription

A team led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center developed deep learning models to identify a simple set of rules that govern the activity of promoters – regions of DNA that initiate the process by which genes produce proteins.

15 May 2024

Researchers Uncover More Genes Linked to Clonal Hematopoiesis

Researchers have identified 17 more genes that cause the aberrant proliferation of blood cells with mutations as humans age. The results were published in the journal Nature Genetics.

15 May 2024

Synthetic Anti-Clotting Agent Derived from Bloodsucking Organisms Saliva

Ticks, mosquitoes, and leeches are endowed by nature with a rapid method of preventing blood clotting while they feed on their host.

14 May 2024

New Study Links Macrophage Diversity with Patient Survival

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS)'s Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI) have made significant progress in the understanding of the recurrence following chemotherapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), a particular type of cancer.

13 May 2024

LSTM Scientists Discover Treatment for Tissue Damage by African Spitting Cobra Venom

Scientists at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have discovered a groundbreaking new snakebite treatment to prevent the devastating tissue damage caused by African spitting cobra venom.

11 May 2024

Gyros Protein Technologies Launches Gyrolab Generic Rodent ADA Kit Reagents to Expedite Bioanalysis

Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and a leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, today announced the introduction of Gyrolab Generic Rodent Anti-Drug Antibody (ADA) Kit Reagents for the detection of circulating immune complexes of human IgG with rodent anti-human IgG.

11 May 2024

Clinical News and Research

Efficient Gene Editing with Compact Cas12a Protein

Newly Discovered CD8-fit Cells Could Revolutionize Cancer Treatment

Inverse relationship found between anti-inflammatory macrophages and NK cells/T cells in lung cancer

Comprehensive Analysis of Gene-Isoform Variation Unlocks Secrets of Brain Development

Researchers Develop Strategy to Replace Diseased Blood System Affected by Leukemia

New Chemical Modification Enhances Antisense Oligonucleotide Targeting in CNS Diseases

Study Identifies Ruminococcus gnavus as Key Microbial Partner in Cancer Immunotherapy

H5N1 Strain Shows Limited Airborne Transmission in Ferrets

Herpes Gene Therapy Achieves 90% Viral Reduction in Pre-Clinical Studies

Machine Learning Program Offers Insights Into Promoter Sequences and Transcription

Researchers Uncover More Genes Linked to Clonal Hematopoiesis

Synthetic Anti-Clotting Agent Derived from Bloodsucking Organisms Saliva

New Study Links Macrophage Diversity with Patient Survival

LSTM Scientists Discover Treatment for Tissue Damage by African Spitting Cobra Venom

Gyros Protein Technologies Launches Gyrolab Generic Rodent ADA Kit Reagents to Expedite Bioanalysis

UCLA Study Reveals Novel Mechanism for Memory Formation During Sleep

New Technique Reveals Microscopic Heart Vessels with Unprecedented Clarity

Study Demonstrates How the Warburg Effect is Crucially Linked to Cancer Progression

Epigenomic Analysis Reveals Potential Treatment Avenues for ALS

St. Jude Scientists Reveal Role of Non-Coding DNA Variants in Childhood Leukemia

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