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Gates backs gene technologies in fight to end malaria

Gene-editingtechnologiesthataltermosquitoes’DNAcouldprovecriticalinthefightagainstmalaria,BillGatessaidonWednesday,andethicalconcernsshouldnotblockprogressinsuc

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Chinese research advances highlighted in issue of Human Gene Therapy

Aspecialissueofpeer-reviewedjournalHumanGeneTherapywaspublishedonFriday,documentingChina'sprogress,opportunitiesandchallengesinitsbiomedicalresearch."Thisspecia

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Are men going extinct? The Y chromosome is disappearing

TheYchromosome,whichplaysacriticalroleinthesexualreproductionofmen,isdegeneratingrapidly.ResearchsuggeststhattheYchromosomemaydisappearinlessthanfivemillionyear

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FDA OKs first gene therapy for hereditary disease

TheFDAhasapprovedanewgenetherapythatprovesthetechniquecanalsobeusedtotreatavarietyofdiseasesotherthancancer.Accordingtotheagency'sannouncement,thetherapycalledL

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Genetic tool that can doom a species under UN review

Forsome,anewcutting-edgetechnologycalledgenedriveisthesilverbulletabletowipeoutinvasivespeciesdecimatingislandwildlife,anderadicatethemalaria-bearingmosquitoest

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CRISPR gene-editing could result in more successful birth rates

Gene-editedhumanembryosareofferingnewinsightsintotheearlieststagesofdevelopment,andcouldreducetheriskofmiscarriageattheoutsetofpregnancy.Inanewstudy,researchers

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The ‘wanderlust gene’ – is it real and do you have it?

Everwonderedwhysomepeoplehavemoreofacompulsiontotravelthanothers?Notonlytravel,buttraveltochallengingdestinations;placeswheretheyarelikelytobepushedoutoftheirco

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Scientists edit genes in human embryos to prevent inherited diseases

ScientistshavesuccessfullyalteredapieceofdefectiveDNAinhumanembryostopreventthemfromdevelopingheartdisease.It'sthefirsttimeamutationthatcausesacommoninheriteddi

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New research may be cure to Huntington’s Disease

TheremaybenewhopeforthosesufferingfromafatalbraindisordercalledHuntington’sDisease.ResearchersatEmoryUniversity,areusingagroundbreakinggeneeditingtoolcalledCRIS

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Men with history of cancer more likely to develop aggressive strains

Australian researchers have discovered why men with a family history of prostate cancer develop a more aggressive strain of the disease.

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China's first gene bank to open in Shenzhen

China's first national gene bank, China National Genebank, will open in the southern city of Shenzhen on Sept. 22, with the goal of protecting, researching and utilizing genetic resources, Nanfang Daily reported. The gene bank hopes to boost the genetics industry and safeguard China’s genetic information.

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"Spider-Man Gene" Is Discovered In Flies

​If the chemical can be turned off in disease-carrying flies, they could be killed off by making them stick to surfaces.

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"Molecular scissors" named Science's 2015 "Breakthrough of the Year"

The prestigious U.S. journal Science on Thursday chose a popular gene editing tool called CRISPR, which acts as a type of molecular scissors able to selectively trim away unwanted genome parts and replace it with new DNA stretches, as the 2015 Breakthrough of the Year.

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Chinese scientist among Nature's ten people for 2015

The world-renowned journal Nature Thursday released its annual list of ten people who mattered in science in 2015, which includes one Chinese scientist whose work in human embryo gene editing has caused repeated debate in the academic circle.

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Apple or pear? Scientists discover new gene linked to your body shape

​Scientists have found a new gene linked to body fat distribution in research that may help explain why you have an apple or pear shape.

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Human "language gene" makes mice learn faster

Mice that receive a "humanized " version of a speech and language gene exhibit accelerated learning, a new study said Monday.