Interesting Engineering on MSN3d
Genetic testing paves way for juicier, larger tomatoes and eggplants
The genetic duplicates, or paralogs, played a crucial role in shaping traits such as flowering time, fruit size, and shape.
Ever-Growing USA on MSN2d
Startup Aims to Create Glow-in-the-Dark Pets Using Gene Editing
A Texas-based startup believes we need better pets and plans to genetically modify animals, starting with glow-in-the-dark ...
Glowing rabbits? This Los Angeles startup wants to create more desirable pets with genetic engineering
The company’s name is inspired by the Manhattan Project, according to Emily Mullin of Wired, who spoke with the startup’s ...
Full Circles Therapeutics Secures U.S. Patent Allowance for Targeted Genome Modification Using Circular Single-Stranded DNA
Full Circles Therapeutics, a leader in next-generation genome engineering, announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has allowed its foundational patent titled "TARGETED ...
Mammoth De-Extinction a 'Step Closer' As Geneticists Create Woolly Mouse
The team at genetics and biotech firm Colossal Biosciences have imbued rodents with thicker, woolly coats, golden fur and ...
EurekAlert!5d
Pusan National University researchers developed an advanced AI model for accelerating therapeutic gene target discovery
Identifying therapeutic gene targets is essential for advancing personalized medicine and addressing the genetic basis of ...
Colossal BioSciences genetically engineers mouse with warm coat taken from woolly mammoth’s genes
Colossal Biosciences announced it has genetically engineered the Colossal Woolly Mouse, which has a warm coat like the woolly mammoth.
Nature6d
Meet the ‘woolly mouse’: why scientists doubt it’s a big step towards recreating mammoths
De-extinction company Colossal mixed mammoth and mouse mutations in a single strain to create a shaggy-haired rodent.
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A new approach to controlling gene expression in microbial populations
Research led by Lingchong You, Ph.D., professor of biomedical engineering and molecular genetics and microbiology, developed a system to better regulate gene expression that could be applied to ...
Technology Networks5d
Can CRISPR Offer a Cure for Prader-Willi Syndrome?
Recent research from Duke University has demonstrated a promising new approach that could be used to treat a rare and complex ...