News and Trends 3 Jul 2017
From Rockets to DNA – From SpaceX to CRISPR
…target gene where the Cas9 can cut the DNA. Poor quality gRNA products can lead to off-target events, meaning that the enzyme cuts the wrong part of the DNA strand….
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Startup Scout 31 May 2019
This Biotech Treats a Neurological Autoimmune Disorder Using DNA
We’re jumping into Poland this week. Pure Biologics is a biotech based in Wrocław developing DNA molecules that could treat the incurable neurological condition Devic’s disease with fewer side effects…
News and Trends 17 Apr 2018
How Low Can the Price of a Next Generation DNA Sequencer Go?
The next generation of DNA sequencers has arrived, and with it, a clash of titans: Illumina, Thermo Fisher and Qiagen are all competing for the clinical diagnostics market. Next-generation sequencing…
News and Trends 8 Jul 2017
Memories Encoded in DNA and Biological Reliques
…information storage. Particularly, using DNA as a medium with a massive storage capacity is gaining a lot of attention. In her ongoing project Semina Aeternitatis, Pevere started exploring this concept…
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News and Trends 10 Jul 2017
You can buy DNA on Amazon, thanks to this Biotech Accelerator
…brought up Helixworks, which RebelBio took on board in 2016. The company has since developed a platform to synthesize DNA and sell it on Amazon. “Now we’re working on drone…
Podcast 1 Mar 2024
The final chapter in genomic medicines?
…of DNA into the genome. We can place pieces of DNA with very little control through what’s called blunt end insertion. And we can cut DNA and break it through…
More News! 28 Oct 2022
‘Dark matter’ creates a whole new level of cancer gene activity in tumors, researchers say
…at the same time in Nature that cancers can evolve to become more aggressive without relying on DNA mutations. Testing cancers for just the DNA mutations can skip this level…
In Depth 1 Feb 2023
The future of cancer treatment: Exploiting cancer’s key vulnerabilities
…involved in DNA repair mechanisms include, for example, ATR (ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related), ATM (ataxia telangiectasia mutated) and DNA-PK (DNA-dependent protein kinase), and their inhibition alone or in combination…
In Depth 4 Apr 2022
Portable Sequencing Is Reshaping Genetics Research
…in real-time anywhere. The technology consists of making a DNA strand cross a membrane through proteins called nanopores that open a passage just big enough for DNA molecules to get…
In Depth 18 May 2020
Will Covid-19 Change the Face of Vaccine Development?
…involves inserting a small piece of the virus DNA into a circular piece of bacterial DNA called a plasmid, which becomes the basis of the DNA vaccine. Once injected, the…
News and Trends 19 Dec 2017
Giving Molecular Combing the Golden Coat It Deserves
…It has been around since the early 1990s and is a well-established DNA analysis tool. In three separate steps, DNA is extracted from cells and its strands are stretched over…
Interview 8 Apr 2019
Francis Mojica, the Spanish Scientist Who Discovered CRISPR
…didn’t know that in eukaryotes, when you cut DNA you activate a repair mechanism that opens the possibility to rewrite DNA. Jennifer and Emmanuelle did it in vitro and it…
