Health Rounds: Gene editing may hold key to preventing Down syndrome
Gene editing techniques may one day allow for the removal of the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome, early ...
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A human gene makes mice squeak differently — did it contribute to language?
A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest ...
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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'Speech gene' seen only in modern humans may have helped us evolve to talk
A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans ...
Scientists link gene to emergence of spoken language
A new study links a particular gene to the origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in humans may have helped us develop speech.
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Mice With a Human Gene Started Squeaking Differently. Could This Tiny Genetic Mutation Explain the Origin of Speech?
In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...
Gene editing reveals enzyme's role in placental health during pregnancy
In a world first, researchers from Flinders University have applied advanced gene editing to explore how an enzyme, made famous in the COVID-19 pandemic, plays a pivotal role in the healthy ...
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Assessing Gene Therapy Approaches for Down Syndrome
Decades ago, researchers showed that Down syndrome (also known as trisomy 21), was caused when individuals carried an extra ...
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One shot to lower cholesterol for life? Scientists unlock a groundbreaking gene therapy
Researchers developed an epigenetic editing approach to silence the PCSK9 gene, achieving long-term cholesterol reduction ...
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Miniaturized CRISPR Packs a Mighty Gene Editing Punch
“CRISPR gene editing is a transformative technology for addressing genetic ... From 22,000 metagenomes, the team zeroed in on 176 candidates. Each was vetted in human kidney cells in a dish—rather ...