Over the past decade, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has revolutionized genetic engineering, allowing scientists…
pthomsonApril 12, 2021
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified thousands of genetic variants that are associated with a…
pthomsonApril 9, 2021
In recent years, scientists have developed many strains of engineered bacteria that can be used…
pthomsonApril 9, 2021
A group of prominent MIT scientists that formed to address gender inequities in the biotech…
pthomsonApril 9, 2021
Researchers report in Science Advances that they have uncovered a new function for odontoblasts, the cells…
pthomsonApril 9, 2021
New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) provides insights on why people…
pthomsonApril 8, 2021
Scientists are keenly interested in monoclonal antibodies as a class of therapeutics for SARS-CoV-2, the…
pthomsonApril 8, 2021
In the first study to use whole genome sequencing (WGS) to discover rare genomic variants…
pthomsonApril 7, 2021
New research reveals that when breast cancer cells spread to the brain, they must boost…
pthomsonApril 7, 2021
