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The Vanguard

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

Tomas Kellner
May 12, 2018
Researchers in Berkeley are working on a way to implant and erase sensations in the brain with a holographic laser, engineers in Canada plan to use “spooky action at a distance” to sniff out planes and missiles invisible on radar, and a “stealth startup” near Boston is seeking to reverse aging in dogs and potentially humans. This weekly dose of science could have a lasting impact.
 

 

False Positive
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Genomics

The Real Hurdles In Taking CRISPR From Bench To Bedside

Kevin Doxzen Innovative Genomics Institute
September 06, 2017

In only a few years, a novel genome engineering technology, known as CRISPR, has gone from obscurity to revolutionary. The world is eager to see how this tool could cure a range of deadly genetic diseases. Eyes remain fixated on grandiose headlines, but the public may not be aware of the long road ahead for CRISPR clinical trials, writes Kevin Doxzen of the Innovative Genomics Institute. He explains what needs to happen before CRISPR will make it into your local neighborhood hospital.

 
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The Weekend Edition

Editing Human Embryos With CRISPR Is Moving Ahead – Now’s The Time To Work Out The Ethics

Jessica Berg Case Western Reserve University
July 30, 2017

There’s still a way to go from editing single-cell embryos to a full-term "designer baby." But researchers at Oregon Health and Science University say they worked with single-cell embryos, inserting CRISPR chemicals at the time of fertilization.

 

The announcement by researchers in Portland, Oregon that they’ve successfully modified the genetic material of a human embryo took some people by surprise.
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Genomics

Crowdsourcing CRISPR: It’s Time For The Public To Chime In About Genome Editing

Megan Hochstrasser Innovative Genomics Institute
April 26, 2017

Manipulating our genetic code with CRISPR may be a controversial topic, but it offers scientists the chance to work with the public to shape the ethical future of this technology, writes Megan Hochstrasser of the Innovative Genomics Institute.

 

 

 
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genetics

The Ultimate Coders: Revolutionary New Tool Can Rewrite DNA

October 01, 2015
At the most fundamental level, we are all code. The typical human body is an assembly of some 37 trillion cells, and each holds all the information needed to make a complete human being.
Our DNA, the double-stranded helix responsible for heredity, contains 3 billion letters that dictate everything from hair and skin color to blood type. In fact, DNA is the most important identity document we will ever carry. Besides random mutations and damage, it doesn’t change from the day we’re born.
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Human Protein Atlas Charts the Road to Personalized Medicine

August 09, 2015
Over a decade ago, the Human Genome Project gave us the first blueprint of our genetic code, opening the door to a future where medical interventions could be personalized for each patient’s genetic composition. Today, programs like the Human Protein Atlas are zooming in even deeper, mapping out not just the DNA that defines our bodies, but also the building blocks – specifically, the proteins – that make them tick (or sick).
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The Worst Brings Out the Best

Andy Von Eschenbach Samaritan Health Initiatives
June 25, 2014
The 20th Century was replete with natural and human disasters that caused society to devote itself at all costs to make the world a better place. Most noble among these efforts was our nation’s commitment to rid the world of the tragic disease called cancer.
By 1970, cancer was terrorizing almost every American family as it inflicted terrible suffering and for most patients an almost certain death sentence. Its solution was either unknown or, when known, associated with dire consequences. Cancer’s toll on society went beyond human suffering to threaten economic disaster.
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