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1,063 results for: GENE THERAPY

  1. Telltale Heart

    Genetics is revealing the first steps in building a heart—the organ that is first to develop, subject to the most birth defects, and difficult to heal when damaged later in life.

    By Jessa Netting

  2. Evolutionary Shocker?

    A specific protein may help plants and animals store genetic variation and release it at times of stress.

    By John Travis
  3. Life

    All the World’s a Phage

    There are an amazing number of bacteriophages—viruses that kill bacteria—in the world.

    By John Travis

  4. Quite a Switch

    Cells use ribonucleic acids that bind to small molecules such as vitamins to control gene activity.

    By John Travis
  5. Neuroscience

    Breaking the Barrier

    A technique combining ultrasound pulses with microbubbles may help scientists move therapeutic drugs across the brain’s protective divide.

    By Tia Ghose
  6. Life

    Dining In

    A process called autophagy, is a means of self-preservation, cleansing and stress management for a cell.With their sights on fighting disease, scientists are now uncovering the mechanics that keep autophagy in balance.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  7. Health & Medicine

    Going Under

    While every anesthetic drug has its own effect, scientists know little about how the various versions work on the brain to transport patients from normal waking awareness to dreamless nothingness.

    By Susan Gaidos