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The ethical dilemma of GM crops
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (536+ words) Gene editing is a strange topic." On the one hand, we could usethis technology to cure diseases before they even happen. On the other, we could soon be living in a world whereediting the sacred unknown of a human embryo…...
Rewriting genetic medicine
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (317+ words) Source: Supplied by Scribe Benjamin Oakes co-founded Scribe Therapeutics in 2017 "We're now essentially reforging these really interesting DNA-targeting technologies to something that looks a lot more like a therapeutic,' says Benjamin Oakes, chief executive of Scribe Therapeutics " a US-based genetic…...
Bimaaji: agent-safe mutations for Waaseyaa
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (606+ words) Prerequisites: familiarity with Waaseyaa's package layout, PHP 8. 4+, and the idea that an application has more state than the filesystem (routes, entities, introspection metadata). Each of those is a different subsystem. A good agent can write a correct edit to any…...
Vectors, Plasmids and the CGT Trap: APAC's Cell and Gene Therapy Ambitions Face an Upstream Bottleneck
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (236+ words) 02 July 2026 | Thursday | Analysis The choke point nobody puts on the slide Secure the vector and you have a medicine. Miss the slot and you have a slide. Capacity, cost and the comparability trap Make, buy, or vertically integrate This is…...
Nona Biosciences and Lonza Enter Strategic Collaboration to Develop Best-in-Class Single-Domain Antibody-Based BBB-Crossing Technology for CNS Diseases
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (497+ words) Bio Space Nona Biosciences and Lonza Enter Strategic Collaboration to Develop Best-in-Class Single-Domain Antibody-Based BBB-Crossing Technology for CNS Diseases CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , July 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nona Biosciences ("Nona"), a global biotechnology company advancing biologics discovery and development through innovative technology platforms, today…...
Medical Breakthrough! Scientists Build Cells That Can Grow and Replicate
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (228+ words) Synthetic Cell Breakthrough Could Transform Future Healthcare (Pic: AI image) The research, led by Kate Adamala, a synthetic biologist at the University of Minnesota, introduces a prototype synthetic cell called Spud Cell. Built entirely from non-living chemical components, the cell…...
CRISPR Pooled Libraries: Optimizing Knockout Library Design
14+ hour, 33+ min ago (250+ words) Labroots CRISPR Pooled Libraries: Optimizing Knockout Library Design CRISPR-Cas9 knockout pooled libraries have allowed researchers to conduct screens to identify genes important in varying cellular functions for further study. Addgene has played an important role in the dissemination of this…...
MED-EL acquires gene therapy programs from Rescue Hearing
23+ hour, 33+ min ago (20+ words) Bio World News MED-EL acquires gene therapy programs from Rescue Hearing...
Neurobiologists improve symptoms of Huntington's disease with targeted brain stimulation in mice
21+ hour, 13+ min ago (497+ words) International team identifies disrupted neural circuits behind the disorder, then applies cutting-edge technique to restore more normal brain activity and improve movement image: Fluorescent labels highlight different populations of neurons, illustrating the diversity of cell types that contribute to functioning…...
Trait Combining Key to More Effective Vector Production Hosts
15+ hour, 53+ min ago (526+ words) By Gareth John Macdonald Credit: Connect Images RF/Andrew Brookes/ Getty Images HEK293 cells may be the most common host used in viral vector production, but they are far from ideal, says the author of a new study, who argues that…...