by Tara Fernandez | Oct 24, 2019
In a dark corner of the nucleus, a mutation lurks, up to no good. It stealthily swaps a DNA base – an A to a T – gleefully awaiting the catastrophic consequences on the encoded protein. A brave CRISPR molecule enters the nucleus and armed with its...
by Tara Fernandez | Oct 17, 2019
RNA-based vaccines have been heralded as a new molecular weapon in the arsenal against cancer and infections. Five years ago, they were thrust into the spotlight following a $52 million investment by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to CureVac, a...
by Erika Siren | Sep 11, 2019
At first pass, the skin and the gut are not so different: both are lined with an outer layer of cells that serve as the first line of protection from biological, chemical and physical wear-and-tear. Accordingly, both the gut and skin are subject to tissue breakdown...
by Stacey Johnson | Jul 26, 2019
Cancer is the leading cause of death in the world. Julio C. Valencia, NCI Center for Cancer Research, CC BY-SA Synthetic biology is an exciting discipline that, according to SynBio Canada, “represents a maturation of genetic engineering and...
by Stacey Johnson | Jun 14, 2019
Writers will know that inspiration can come from the strangest places. Earlier this week I came across a Twitter thread from “Dr Esther @EstOdek” who was amusingly upset (I think that’s an oxymoron) that she learned, too late for her PhD on starfish, that The Hulk’s...
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