by Admin | Mar 29, 2022 | News & Opinions
By Shelly Fan – Link to article De-extinction grabbed our imagination in the 90s with Jurassic Park. Scientists have since asked: how possible is it? According to a new study, nearly impossible. But wait—it’s not all bad news. While bringing back a faithful copy...
by Admin | Mar 23, 2022 | News & Opinions
By Tiffany Adjei-Opong – Cornell Daily Sun – Link to Article Four years ago, a team of research physicians at Weill Cornell Medicine began treatment for an HIV patient, in the hopes of finding a cure. This February marked 14 months since the patient was...
by Admin | Mar 23, 2022 | News & Opinions
By Kyle LaHucik – Fiercebiotech.com Relapses in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the white blood cell cancer that affects blood and bone marrow, remain an obstacle despite new treatments, as the average five-year survival rate sits at 25%. Now, researchers say...
by Admin | Mar 22, 2022 | News & Opinions
By Nicole Karlis – Salon.com – link to article – An estimated 10 percent of the U.S. population has been diagnosed with diabetes, a number that may be apt to rise in the near future. Peculiarly, the reason for that may have to do with the pandemic....
by Admin | Mar 22, 2022 | News & Opinions
By Anke Brodmerkel – MDC website – Link to article Berlin Germany, March 14 2022 – Mutations that lead to muscle atrophy can be repaired with the gene editor CRISPR-Cas9. A team led by ECRC researcher Helena Escobar has now introduced the tool into...
