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4+ hour, 17+ min ago  (1086+ words) Astrobiology Web [NASA] The abstract in Pub Med or at the publisher's site is linked when available and will open in a new window. Papers deriving from NASA support: - Carter KJ, Smith JD, Huang AS, Stern C, Kramer LA, Hasan…...

14+ hour, 1+ min ago  (221+ words) Using base editing, a highly precise method of genome editing, scientists have investigated the role of the NANOG gene in human embryos for the first time with this approach. 'A better understanding will help stem cell research and regenerative medicine,…...

13+ hour, 43+ min ago  (190+ words) The Inside Science programme on BBC Radio 4 features an interview with Professor Kathy Niakan " a developmental biologist at the University of Cambridge " discussing her research on genome editing in human embryos. Professor Niakan discusses her group's work using genome editing…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago  (229+ words) Neurons can experience and repair DNA breaks during healthy brain development, particularly as they migrate through tightly packed regions of the developing brain. 'The developing brain appears to have evolved to tolerate and repair the neuronal damage efficiently,'said Professor…...

15+ hour, 55+ min ago  (798+ words) As the mitotic spindle tightens to separate chromosomes during cell division, it produces and absorbs forces. Ada Zejun Shen/Quanta Magazine If absorbing those forces caused the spindle's integrity to fail, it could spell the end for both daughter cells…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (411+ words) A marine biology expedition off the coast of Brazil has discovered 31 new species in just two weeks. The speed at which the species were found and identified may be a record, the researchers say, thanks in part to the cutting…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (592+ words) Aohe pau ka ike i ka h'lau hookahi " One learns from many sources " A web publication from the Office of the Chancellor, University of Hawaii at Hilo Professor of Biology Li Tao receives Outstanding Mentorship and Teaching Award, and Assistant…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (615+ words) The Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, marked a major milestone with its inaugural International Conference on "Precision in Practice: Integrating Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Clinical Insights for Patient'Centered Care." The pioneering gathering, which began on…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (820+ words) In a new study, researchers successfully deployed an ultra-precise genome editing technique called base editing to investigate gene function in human embryos for the first time. By chemically altering a single nucleotide base pair out of approximately 3 billion within human…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (486+ words) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. " Scientists have discovered an evolutionary innovation in soybean plants that might improve crop yields if fine-tuned through alternative approaches such as gene editing, according to a study published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy…...