Bioengineers Create “Smart Cells” That Detect and Fight Disease in Real-Time
Rice lab pioneers an assembly kit for synthetic sense-and-respond circuits in human cells. Rice University bioengineers have ...
Drugmaker to study pig kidney transplants in humans with groundbreaking trial
FDA clears United Therapeutics for human trials of pig-to-human kidney transplants. Trial involves gene-edited pig kidneys ...
Genetic overlaps in 72 long-term health conditions identified
The largest study to date to analyze millions of both genetic and patient records on the long-term health conditions of later ...
Threat of disease in DRC "multiplied" by conflict, WHO says
Conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has "multiplied" the risk of the spread of diseases, including ...
Essential gene map of malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi aids in treatment design
A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite ...
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Major driver of inflammatory pathology in autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases
Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism that may drive tissue damage and a new target for drug discovery.
Tuberculosis cases on the rise in NC after more than 30 years of decline
North Carolina faces an alarming resurgence of tuberculosis (TB) cases after enjoying over three decades of declining numbers ...
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The science behind the first pig-organ transplant trial in humans
The small trial will help to establish whether kidneys from genetically modified pigs can be transplanted into people safely and effectively.
FDA approves United Therapeutics' xeno-organ trial
Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR) has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a pioneering clinical trial of its gene-edited xenotransplantation kidney, named UKidney, ...