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Introducing “SaCas9-HF” Gene Editing
SaCas9 for highly precise gene editing
In the scientific abstract attached to this piece, gene editors at the City University of [MORE]
Fully Functional Lungs Grown from Stem Cells, in Animal Study
Stem cells grow functional lungs in mice
“Researchers at Columbia University were able to grow fully functional lungs in mouse embryos [MORE]
An Injectable Neural Stimulation Electrode
Kip Ludwig holds syringe with injectrode
Neuromoduation, via electrical stimulation, is a technique for treating seizures, chronic pain, depression, and opioid [MORE]
New X-Ray Technology Shows Microfractures
X-Ray image
CT images appear in gray scale, and consequently are insufficient for displaying microfractures in bones. However, researchers at the [MORE]
Transcription Factor Oct4 not Necessary for iPSCs
OCT4_expression-_pesce
Not long ago, stem cell scientists considered “Oct4” (i.e. octamer-binding transcription factor 4—one of the four Yamanaka factors that induce [MORE]
Mind-Reading AI for “Locked-In” Paralysis
Writing with the mind
Mind reading isn’t so difficult to do after all. Researchers at the VA Medical Center in Cleveland, [MORE]
Surgical Robot for Neurovascular Work
Corindus vascular robotics
In a “first-in-humans” procedure, neurovascular surgeons at Toronto Western Hospital used a “Corindus” (Waltham, MA) robot to control [MORE]
Lung Cancer Test with a Nasal Swab
Cotton swabs
Genomics diagnostic company Veracyte (South San Francisco, CA) is in clinical trials of its nasal swab for detecting lung [MORE]
Monitoring Infant Health with a Pacifier
Pacifier Biosensor
This report comes from a collaboration of researchers at the University of California San Diego, and the University of [MORE]
An Eye Scan for Prediabetes
Fluorescein screening for prediabetes
A decade may lapse between the earliest onset of Type 2 diabetes and its actual diagnosis, during [MORE]
CRISPR Applied to Disease Prevention
Genetic modifiers science chart
“Based in San Francisco, Maze Therapeutics (Maze) is studying modifier genes—genes that affect the phenotype or physical [MORE]
Extrachromosomal DNA in Tumor Cells
Oncogenes on doughnut-shaped ecDNA (orange)
“In the past, cancer researchers have mainly focused on targeting genes that are located on the [MORE]
AstraZeneca’s “Heart in a Jar” Project
Human heart-in-a-jar
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is a condition where the heart still pumps but is too weak to [MORE]
Smaller, Lighter, Cheaper: Portable MRI
Prototype portable MR
This piece mostly is business-related about a Guilford, CT company, Hyperfine, which is developing small, portable MRI machines. [MORE]