Never has it been so easy to look up a circuit diagram,
learn about gene therapy or read the latest papers about black holes.
For years I have read
about gene editing successes in lab animals and wondered why those successes were not followed up on with human treatments.
We've learned a
lot about this gene, including how it reacts when exposed to childhood trauma to increase the risk of developing depression or PTSD.
Domestic animals from cows to dogs have undergone similar transformations, yet scientists know relatively little
about the genes involved.
The researchers were also able to make
predictions about genes that caused the evolution of important plant characteristics.
Researchers indeed now know fine
details about the genes, receptors, and cell - to - cell communications that drive these processes.
Learning
more about the genes and biological processes may guide the development of weight - loss therapies, and help doctors tailor the health advice they give to patients.
We know a
lot about genes that cause intellectual disability on the X chromosome.
We know a lot of what we
know about gene mutation and our similarities with other animals precisely because we have been working within this paradigm for which there is a ton of evidence.
«The product is just phenomenally innovative, and we've been
talking about gene therapy for over 20 years.
Kuiken worries that this could sow suspicions
about gene drives in parts of the world that view the US military in a less - than - favourable light, including countries that stand to benefit from the elimination of disease carriers such as mosquitoes.
Australian researchers have made a critical
discovery about a gene involved in muscular dystrophy that could lead to future therapies for the currently untreatable disease.
The amount of variation within any human population, however, almost overwhelms those average differences:
Just about any gene variant found among the Lapps or the Malays will eventually be found in Nigerians as well.
The minutes of that meeting state that, «[o] n balance, the proposed use of CRISPR / Cas9 was considered by the Committee to offer better potential for success, and was a justified technical approach to obtaining research data
about gene function from the embryos used.»
We can't do
anything about the gene mutation, but we should be able to prevent increased insulin resistance resulting from environmental factors,» he told New Scientist.
That case virtually stopped gene therapy research and spawned widespread safety concerns
about gene therapy involving the liver.
«This is a very important distinction, because when people
hear about a gene implicated in behavior, they automatically think it means that the behavior is genetically determined.
However, when specifically asked about a variety of possible incidental findings, only 57 % wanted to know if they were found to have a gene variant that would cause an unpreventable and serious illness, and only 47 % wanted to know
about a gene variant of uncertain significance.
A big
concern about gene patents is that they hinder genetic research — once one company has patented a gene, other researchers may fear infringing on that patent by conduct further research on it, the argument goes.
On Thursday and Friday, the Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society will be meeting to talk
about gene patents, direct consumer genetic testing, and genetics education and training.
Researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine have developed a new computational method to study the function of disease - causing genes, starting with an important new discovery
about a gene associated with malaria — one of the biggest global health burdens.
We hear so
much about genes and genotypes, but — important as they are — we want to explore what happens when these genes and environmental elements interact.
The concern is that people, armed with raw
data about their genes but lacking a full understanding of what that data means for them on a practical level, could experience stress or seek unnecessary treatment.
He will also take part in a community
conversation about gene therapy for HIV / AIDS on the eve of the conference that is free and open to the public.
A German television reporter posing as swimming coach went to a Chinese hospital, asked
about gene doping and was offered injections of stem cells, which, by WADA's definition, are gene - doping agents [source: Klein].