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1,056 results for: GENE THERAPY

  1. Genetics

    Genetic surgery is closer to reality

    A molecular scalpel called CRISPR/Cas9 has made gene editing possible.

    By Cassie Martin
  2. Life

    Color vision strategy defies textbook picture

    Cone cells in the retina see in black and white and color.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Life

    CRISPR inspires new tricks to edit genes

    CRISPR/Cas9 has been a rockstar gene-editing tool for just four years and it’s already being tweaked to do more things better.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Life

    Genes that control toxin production in C. difficile ID’d

    Pinpointing the genes behind Clostridium difficile toxin production could help researchers disarm the superbug without killing “good” bacteria.

    By Esther Landhuis
  5. Health & Medicine

    Weapon of bone destruction identified

    Scientists discover myeloma’s secret bone-destroying messenger.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  6. Life

    A healthy old age may trump immortality

    Despite disagreements about what aging is and isn't, scientists have reached a radical consensus: It can be delayed.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  7. Life

    Fido and Fluffy could unleash drug-resistant microbes

    After discovering resistant microbes in pets, scientists worry about the role of companion animals in the spread of resistant urinary infections.

    By Laura Beil
  8. Life

    Some Crohn’s genes make cells deaf to messages from good gut bacteria

    Genes linked to Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, might make people’s immune cells miss out on helpful messages sent by friendly gut bacteria.

    By Meghan Rosen
  9. Neuroscience

    Brain cells aglow after viral delivery

    The virus AAV-PHP.B proves best at delivering genes to brain cells in mice. Similar viruses may eventually be used for gene therapy in humans.

    By Laura Sanders
  10. Genetics

    Readers question gene-drive engineered mosquitoes and their predators

    Readers discuss the effects of gene-drive engineered mosquitoes and muse on their science bucket list.

    By Science News Staff
  11. Health & Medicine

    Mini-stomachs brew insulin in mice

    Scientists transform stomach cells into insulin factories and grow mini-stomachs for diabetic mice.

    By Helen Thompson
  12. Life

    Memory cells enhance strategy for fighting blood cancers

    Immune therapy made more powerful with memory T cells.

    By Tina Hesman Saey