The FrameDiff system has been tested on the task of building single proteins and researchers have found that it can create large proteins with up to 500 parts. Unlike previous methods, it does not need to rely on a pre-existing map of protein structure. Credit: Alex Shipps/MIT CSAIL via Midjourney
Dr. Blythe Sather of Tune Therapeutics reveals why epigenetic editing offers benefits beyond those of gene editing, potentially filling the gaps towards clinical breakthroughs. When targeted gene editing became a reality more than a decade ago, many people hoped for a revolutionary tsunami of new medical treatments. In the wake of the Human Genome Project, … Read more
Doctors don’t usually prescribe spending time in nature to their patients, but maybe they should. A solid body of research shows that being in green spaces such as parks, woodlands, forests, mountains, and the like is beneficial to people’s physical and mental well-being. Less well known are the benefits of frequenting oceans, lakes and rivers. … Read more
Data uncovers new gene signature to help understand persistence in CAR-T cells PLEASANTON, Calif., July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — 10x Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TXG), a leader in single-cell and space biology, today announced that its single-cell genomic technologies are being used in a study published in the journal Medicine of Nature on new genetic signatures … Read more
Kava Ceremony in Samoa – University of California Digital Libraries In New Zealand, Pacific Island scientists just received a large grant to conduct an experimental study on the use of traditional kava preparation and the kava ceremony to treat PTSD. Believing it could help treat PTSD and other trauma in soldiers and veterans, police officers … Read more
Visit the News Hub Leads major NIH-funded genome projects, demonstrates passion for educating the next generation of physicians and scientists Matthew Miller Ting Wang, PhD, has been appointed head of the Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He will begin his new role on August 1st. Ting Wang, PhD, … Read more
