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Correcting the Mutation Behind a Genetic Eye Disease
Base editing corrected a mutation that causes macular degeneration, highlighting the potential of gene therapy to treat ...
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At meeting on guardrails for gene editing of human embryos, some call for a dead end
At meeting on human embryo editing, CRISPR pioneer says science is a long way from knowing if germline DNA can be safely ...
'Cancer-keeper genes' offer targets for disrupting cancer cell maintenance
By analyzing huge amounts of biological data, the use of machine learning accelerates the identification of critical control ...
Gene editing with adeno-associated virus vector offers hope for hereditary deafness
An R75W mutation in the gap junction β2 (GJB2) gene causes severe fragmentation of gap junction plaques, connecting adjacent ...
Study implicates 60 genes in congenital heart disease, including some that that also contribute to related to disorders such as autism
A surprising mix of inherited and de novo mutations in 60 genes contribute to 10 percent of CHD cases. Many of these same ...