Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they used CRISPR and light to cut DNA rapidly and with more precision. Their modified CRISPR Cas9 enzyme had cut more than 50 per cent of its targets within 30 seconds of shining the light on the cells.
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Most of us fear bats that are in the news now as they are also natural carriers of coronaviruses. We also typically associate bats with Batman in the cave, or…
What must it have felt like to be a cotton spinner or an iron maker in England in the 1820s in the midst of an industrial revolution? Exactly 200 years…
By Leslie D’MonteHumans may share genes with lower organisms but they do not share the miraculous ability to regenerate form and function of almost any tissue after injury the way…
Smartphones may be smarter than you think. Our cellphones actually reflect the personal microbial world of their owners, with potential implications for their use as bacterial and environmental sensors, according…
While DNA profiling is typically used to identify one’s biological parents and in criminal investigations, a University of Central Florida (UCF) research team has developed a facial recognition tool that…