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2,451 results for: mutations

  1. Neuroscience

    Cilia in the brain may be busier than previously thought

    A hairlike appendage sticking out of brain cells may be much more important in the brain than scientists realized.

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  2. Genetics

    The researcher who created CRISPR twins defends his work but fails to quell controversy

    After getting a glimpse of data behind the birth of the first gene-edited babies, many scientists question the study’s ethics and medical necessity.

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  3. Genetics

    CRISPR gene editing moved into new territory in 2017

    Scientists edited viable human embryos with CRISPR/Cas9 this year.

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  4. Life

    This ‘junk’ gene may be important in embryo development

    Mice — and maybe humans — can’t get past the two-cell stage of development without a particular type of jumping gene.

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  5. Genetics

    Researchers say CRISPR edits to a human embryo worked. But critics still doubt it

    Researchers say that they have confirmed CRISPR/Cas9 edits of a heart disease–causing version of a gene, but critics still have doubts.

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  6. Genetics

    Gene editing of human embryos gets rid of a mutation that causes heart failure

    Gene editing of human embryos can efficiently repair a gene defect without making new mistakes.

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  7. Genetics

    The ‘language gene’ didn’t give humans a big leg up in evolution

    Scientists have long debated the role of a gene called FOXP2 in recent human evolution.

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  8. Life

    Chronic flu patients could be an early warning system for future outbreaks

    Cancer patients’ long-term flu infections may preview future viruses.

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  9. Animals

    Green blood in lizards probably evolved four times

    Pigment buildups that would cause jaundice in people are normal for some New Guinea skinks.

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  10. Genetics

    What consumer DNA data can and can’t tell you about your risk for certain diseases

    Consumers face lots of choices and unanswered questions when they get personal genomic information related to disease risk from the Internet.

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  11. Genetics

    CRISPR/Cas9 can reverse multiple diseases in mice

    A new gene therapy uses CRISPR/Cas9 to turn on dormant genes.

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  12. Neuroscience

    Brain chemical lost in Parkinson’s may contribute to its own demise

    A dangerous form of the chemical messenger dopamine causes cellular mayhem in the very nerve cells that make it.

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