The sequence of our DNA influences how our bodies work and who we are but generally remains unchanged. From early in human development, DNA is... Read more →
Frontier biomedical research continues to advance, as shown by the recent news summaries below. But we shouldn’t forget what we can and should do, here... Read more →
A few things come to mind when I think about my grandparents’ home: a jar of butterscotch candies, the orange juice from frozen concentrate that... Read more →
Science fiction-like breakthroughs in healthcare and biotech may not happen each week, but this doesn’t mean things aren’t advancing in the research backroom, slowly but... Read more →
Harvard researchers have found that a master control gene, called "early growth response" (EGR), controls the process of whole-body regeneration in animals able to regenerate their... Read more →
Epigenetics doesn’t change DNA, it changes how DNA is expressed. Some parts of a cell’s epigenome are influenced early in development and those parts tend... Read more →
Scientists have reported the achievement of sustained remission from HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, in a patient (see below). This is the second reported... Read more →
Two Chinese twins, called Lulu and Nana, reportedly had their genes modified before birth (see Pulse 89, 90) by Chinese scientists using CRISPR. The goal... Read more →
