Biotechnology Arming Bodies with CRISPR to Fight Huntington’s Disease and ALS The editing tool normally targets DNA, but scientists are aiming it at a different molecule. by Emily Mullin 2017-10-05T15:45:00-04:00
Rewriting Life How a Boy’s Lazarus-like Revival Points to a New Generation of Drugs Drugs made from RNA may be the next great class of medicine. by Karen Weintraub 2017-03-20T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Genome Surgery Precise and easy ways to rewrite human genes could finally provide the tools that researchers need to understand and cure some of our most deadly genetic diseases. by Susan Young Rojahn 2014-02-11T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Inside the Lab with Daniel Anderson MIT professor shares an update about his work in cancer research at the Koch Institute. 2013-12-30T16:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life RNA Drugs Target Genes That Were Once Off-Limits A unique class of RNA drugs could bring new treatments to cancer and other diseases. by Susan Young Rojahn 2013-07-30T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Monsanto’s Plan to Help the Honeybee Monsanto and others look to RNA interference to fight widespread bee-killing mites. by Susan Young Rojahn 2013-07-09T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life U.S. Supreme Court Says “Natural” Human Genes May Not Be Patented The decision should reduce uncertainty in the field of molecular diagnostics. by Susan Young Rojahn 2013-06-13T14:13:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Gene Control, Delivered Directly to the Brain The technique could help patients with currently untreatable diseases such as Huntington’s. by Susan Young Rojahn 2012-08-16T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Gene-Silencing Technique Targets Scarring A biotech company founded by Craig Mello, codiscoverer of RNAi, brings its first self-delivering interfering RNA to clinical trial. by Susan Young Rojahn 2012-07-13T12:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life An RNA Switch for Stem Cells A new study reveals the influence of large RNA molecules in controlling stem cells. by Courtney Humphries 2011-08-29T00:00:00-04:00
