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Genetic engineering within medical technology, focusing on topics such as gene editing and organ preservation techniques using technology.
Robots used to grow human tissue
Human-like robots might provide the best platform for growing tissue to be transplanted into human patients it has…
Cancer treatments maybe influenced by genetic balance
Cancer is a horrible disease to experience and choosing among cancer treatments increasingly can involve…
Breast cancer mutation in BRCA1 leads to protein self-destructing
Around ten percent of the 3 million people with breast cancer in the US carry the inherited mutation gene – BRCA1.…
Optogenetically Engineered Mice Run Faster Than The Pack
The 12-year-old technique of optogenetics, which enables scientists to control brain cells with light, typically…
DNA switch sparks advancement of nano-electronics
Much like flipping your light switch at home—only on a scale 1,000 times smaller than a human hair—an ASU-led team…
Nanoelectronic thread brain probes don’t leave a scar
At The University of Texas at Austin, engineering researchers have designed ultra-flexible, nanoelectronic thread…
Does The Future Hold Designer Babies?
Can you imagine photo-shopping your unborn child to make sure it is perfect before it’s born? No, but a major new…
‘Matchmaker’ needed to aid SMA in infants
The leading genetic cause of death in infants, SMA (spinal muscular atrophy), has always left many unanswered…
New test helps identify particles for gene delivery
There is a constant battle of trying to find way to treat diseases by delivering DNA or RNA, which turns a gene on…
Stem Cells Used To Successfully Create Mature Muscle Cells
Johns Hopkins researchers report success in creating mature and viable heart muscle cells from human or other…