One Small Genetic Tweak May Stop Mosquitoes from Spreading Malaria
What animal kills more humans than any other? The answer is not rhinos, or tigers, or even sharks.…
Grant to Help Bring DNA Technology to BC Courses | News
A student volunteer of Stacy Alvares’ pilot project extracting crab DNA from crab shells during a summer lab…
Biotech Blues: The West Struggles To Stay Ahead
American Jennifer Doudna and Frenchwoman Emmanuelle Charpentier won the 2020 Nobel Prize for discovering the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors.…
Gene Editing Research Forecasts Report 2025 | Market to Reach $22 Billion by 2033
Company Logo The global gene editing market is projected to grow from USD 6 billion in 2024 to…
A New Cat Color Is Defying Genetic Expectations
A new type of cat coat color has officially been discovered. Named salmiak, or ‘salty liquorice,’ the cats…
Mobile Phones in Pockets, Laptops on Laps Linked to Tenfold Rise in Male Infertility: Recent Study
A comprehensive five-year study conducted by Calcutta University’s Genetics Research Unit and the Institute of Reproductive Medicine (IRM),…
China Unveils Genome Tools for High-Precision DNA Editing in Humans, Crops
(Yicai) Aug. 7 — Chinese researchers have developed two advanced DNA editing tools that could lead to breakthroughs…
Genetic insights into the origin, admixture, and migration of the early Austronesian peoples
Shutler R, Marck JC. On the dispersal of the Austronesian horticulturalists. Archaeology Phys Anthropol Ocean. 1975;10:81–113. Google Scholar …
China’s gene therapy research making strides to restore sight for RP patients
BEIJING — At 61, a retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patient surnamed Zhao has regained her independence after losing her…
Enhancing the foundation of genomic research
The key to understanding heredity, disease, and evolution lies in the genome, which is encoded in nucleotides (i.e.,…