It’s a parent’s worst nightmare, finding out your newborn child may never walk or even stand on their own. That used to be the reality for as many as one in 6,000 babies born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic disorder that causes extreme nerve damage, muscle weakness, and sometimes, paralysis. For a long... The post Giving hope to thousands of families appeared first on Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
The DNA packed inside every human cell contains instructions for life, written in billions of letters of genetic code. Every time a cell divides, the complete code, divided among 46 chromosomes, must be faithfully copied. This staggering task happens over and over with extraordinary precision. Decades of research have revealed how dozens of proteins work... The post Licensed to live appeared first on Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Adrian Krainer has won the 2025 Heinrich Wieland Prize. Awarded annually by the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation, the €250,000 prize recognizes exceptional scientists whose pioneering research pushes the boundaries of knowledge in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, and physiology. Krainer received the award for his revolutionary RNA splicing research, which led to the... The post Adrian Krainer wins 2025 Heinrich Wieland Prize appeared first on Cold Spr...| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in the United States. Thanks to decades of fundamental research, it’s also one of the most curable. The exception is a particularly aggressive variant known as triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). It accounts for 10 to 15 percent of all breast cancer cases. It disproportionately... The post A new “link” to triple-negative breast cancer appeared first on Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
We live in the age of -omics. We have genomics to study complete sets of DNA. We have proteomics focused on all the proteins within our cells. And we have metabolomics for metabolites like sugars and lipids. Despite their massive reach and intense focus, these fields have blind spots. They’re both in the margins and... The post Exposomics: Holistic health without the snake oil appeared first on Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
A new video! This one is just science, a cool paper I read way back when I was doing my post-doc. It left a strong impression on me, so I thought it would be worthwhile introducing it to all of you…| Pharyngula
The following is an excerpt from an article by the NEXT LEVEL: Wem gehört das Leben? – Warum wir Gentechnik stoppen müssen / Who Owns Life? – Why We Must Stop Genetic Engineering. Genetic engineeri…| Critical Check
Definition CAR T-cells (chimeric antigen receptor T-cells) or CAR-Ts are immune cells with engineered receptors that change which antigens these cells respond to. Chimeric antigen receptors are found on the T-cell membrane; chimeric DNA or recombinant DNA refers to a genetically engineered sequence that is manufactured from two different species. These species could be fungal, […] The post CAR T Cells appeared first on Biology Dictionary.| Biology Dictionary
Folic acid (FA) is a synthetic form of folate or in other words vitamin B9. FA is the first and most popular supplement that a pregnant woman gets prescribed in order to avoid neural tube defects i…| Critical Check
CONTENT: INTRODUCTION (1) DNA ISOLATION (2) PCR (3.1) GEL ELECTROPHORESIS (3.2) BIOANALYZER – DNA CHIP (4) DNA PATERNITY REPORT CRITICAL REVIEW: DNA THEORY DNA THEORY – CRITICAL CHECKPO…| Critical Check
by Mia Breeze This paper looks at how Harold Hillman’s critique of the living cell impacts our current understanding of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), genetics, viruses, genetically modified organism…| Critical Check
The existence of DNA, its structure and its role are taught to us as facts; recognized and approved by all scientific establishments. But what if I told you that DNA started as a concept. Not DNA i…| Critical Check
Virology is a study of viruses, small parasites that are not able to reproduce by themselves.| News-Medical
