Category: Gene Therapy
A New Proteo-Genomic Map Shows How Genes Connect to a Variety of Diseases
Like the infamous Marauder’s Map in the Harry Potter novels, which revealed all the secrets of Hogwarts Castle, a recently published proteo-genomic map uncovers hundreds
Approved: First Drug to Boost Growth in Children With Dwarfism
The first drug to counter the genetic mutation that causes achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, received accelerated FDA approval in November. BioMarin Pharmaceutical’s
A Novel Approach to a New mRNA-Based Lyme Disease Vaccine: Tick Saliva
Lyme disease is the most commonly reported tick-borne illness in the United States and the worldwide burden of Lyme disease has increased in recent years,
Moo vs. Flu: Seasonal Flu Antibody Therapy Produced in Cows
Humans have used cows in vaccine development dating back to 1770 and the origins of the smallpox vaccine. In more modern medicine, transgenic cows have
14 Obesity Genes Discovered
The World Health Organization reports that around 13 percent of the world’s population is classified as “obese.” Today, medical experts know that obesity is much
Chimpanzee DNA Sheds Light on Human Brain Evolution
In evolutionary terms, chimpanzees are humans’ closest living relatives. But how close are we, really? Science Daily reports that researchers at Lund University in Sweden
