New enzyme tech from Japan can edit levels of mutated mitochondrial DNA in stem cells—hope for diseases like MELAS. #MitochondrialMedicine #GeneEditing #RareDiseases
https://geekoo.news/rewriting-mitochondrial-code-to-tackle-genetic-disease/
#GeneEditing
Countries with systems in place for gene edited crops to be commercialised see a broad range of innovators & companies get involved. #GeneEditing can improve crop #yields, #nutrition, quality, #foodsafety, disease & insect resistance and #climate tolerance: doi.org/10.1007/s135... #plantbreeding
Advances in genome editing in ...
This new Canadian DNA tool could make gene editing safer, faster, and more precise than ever. Is this the future of biotechnology? #Biotech #GeneEditing #Innovation
https://geekoo.news/dna-editing-just-got-sharper-scientists-unveil-a-revolutionary-biotech-tool/
I feel like being told by #indigenous Elders it would be nice if they could bring back the #bison , but then deciding dire wolves are a better choice is totally missing the point of their self-stated mission. I’d don’t think we can really call dire wolves a keystone species. https://www.thefp.com/p/is-dire-wolf-real-colossal-deextinction #direwolf #genetics #geneediting
Genetic engineering & #geneediting can help develop climate-resilient crops in #Africa that can withstand heat & #drought, but also pests, and that are biofortified, to increase #yields & #nutrition value. But support from policymakers is needed: doi.org/10.1007/s442... #CRISPR #plantbreeding
Exploring the capacity of mode...
Introducing STITCHR: a groundbreaking gene editing tool capable of replacing entire genes, offering new hope for complex genetic diseases. #GeneEditing #STITCHR #GeneticResearch
https://geekoo.news/stitchr-a-breakthrough-gene-editing-tool-for-complex-genetic-diseases/
""Heritable polygenic editing: the next frontier in genomic medicine?” this week (January 8, 2025) in Nature. That this has met with barely a whimper on social media is astonishing, so I feel the need to comment. "
So begins an incredible summary of the modern fallacy of eugenics by Greg Gibson
#eugenics #crispr #humanGenetics #geneEditing #morals #bioethics
Most accurate headline so far: Pups with extinct dire wolf traits bred by biotech company https://www.npr.org/2025/04/08/nx-s1-5355686/dire-wolf-extinct-colossal-biosciences
We have NOT re-created a dire wolf. These are gray wolf pups with some dire wolf genes. Just as modern humans have SOME Neanderthal genes, and we wouldn't say that we had "de-extincted" Neanderthals. #genetics #geneediting #extinction
I'm disgusted by the hyperbole but relieved the story is a lie.
No, dire wolves haven't been brought back from extinction, and I don't believe any species should be, at least for now.
We are careless and irresponsible and restoring extinct species will have negative unintended consequences that outweigh all possible positive consequences.
#link: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2475407-no-the-dire-wolf-has-not-been-brought-back-from-extinction/
#DireWolf #GeneEditing #Science #SpeciesRestoration #DNA #BadScience #NewScientist
I'm super sick of these corporate scientist types fucking around with extinct species. There's no ecological niche for these animals anymore. Quit wasting time, money and resources on bringing back extinct species. It's out of fucking control.
Biologist whose innovation saved the life of British teenager wins $3m Breakthrough prize https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/05/david-liu-gene-editing-breakthrough-prize #Medicalresearch #Geneediting #Genetics #Science #Biology #Society #Health #USnews
Biologist whose innovation saved the life of British teenager wins Breakthrough prize
Prof David Liu is among the winners of 2025’s ‘Oscars of #Science'
Liu was chosen for inventing two exceptionally precise gene editing tools, namely base editing and prime editing.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/05/david-liu-gene-editing-breakthrough-prize
(2/2) #CRISPR can increase grain #iron content in #rice by 18-72% without affecting key agronomic traits (growth duration, plant height, #yields, grain quality) and productivity: doi.org/10.5010/JPB.... #plantbreeding #geneediting #Vietnam #foodsecurity
CRISPR-enhanced iron accumulat...
Octopuses (and some other cephalopods) can rewrite their RNA on the fly to adapt to changes in their environment. This allows them to tweak how their neurons function, helping them survive in different temperatures or even enhance their intelligence.
#science #sciencefacts #octopus #octopuses #geneediting #rna
“Spare” living human bodies might provide us with organs for transplantation
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/28/1113923/spare-living-human-bodies-might-provide-organs/
#technology #tech #biotechnology #biotech #bodyoids #genetics #genes #geneediting
#China to develop #geneediting tools, new #crop varieties in biotech initiative
The 2024-2028 plan aims to achieve "independent and controllable" #seed sources for key #crops, with a focus to cultivate high-yield, multi-resistant wheat, corn and high-oil, high-yield soybean and rapeseed varieties. Move comes as China intensifies efforts to boost domestic yields of key crops like soybeans to reduce reliance on imports from countries such as #US amid a looming #tradewar.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-agriculture-ministry-issues-guidelines-promote-biotech-cultivation-2025-02-14/
🧬🐁 Scientists at Colossal Biosciences have created "woolly mice" with long, shaggy fur using gene editing inspired by woolly mammoth DNA! While the company touts this as a step towards de-extinction, some experts are skeptical about its significance.
🍎 Apparently, some scientists decided to play Dr. Frankenstein with fruit flies and discovered that tweaking a gene can give them bulging bug eyes 👀. Meanwhile, the rest of us are still trying to find the magic gene that stops our devices from throwing a tantrum with "400 Bad Request" errors every time we breathe. 🙄
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-tiny-gene-big-differences-eye.html #fruitflies #geneediting #bulgingeyes #techfrustration #sciencehumor #HackerNews #ngated
Scientists aiming to bring back woolly mammoth create woolly mice https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/04/genetically-modified-woolly-mice-mammoth #Geneediting #Worldnews #Genetics #Biology #Science #Animals
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