Scientists have developed a gene drive with a built-in genetic barrier that is designed to keep the drive under control. The researchers engineered synthetic fly species that, upon release in sufficient numbers, act as gene drives that can spread locally and be reversed if desired.
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A Business Case for Investing in Women Scientists
May 27, 2021
Imagine being among the pioneering women scientists in this case, a physicist in your twenties. Then, you realize that your doctoral dissertation is so remarkable that not only can your findings point the way toward accelerating the development of life-saving medicines, but your colleagues now want to start a business with you to scale the technology.
This swift progress has been a reality for Dr. Nabiha Saklayen, CEO and co-founder of Cellino. Her vision is to automate personalized, autologous cell therapies. Stem cell-derived therapies and regenerative medicines potentially could cure some diseases, including Parkinson’s, diabetes and heart disease. Using a patient’s own cells is by many accounts the safest and most effective way to regenerate healthy tissue for the person’s body. However, most autologous cell therapies are manual-labor intensive and come with costly laboratory overhead. Cellino is work
/PRNewswire/ In January 2021, reports of a new coronavirus variant that had emerged in California raised many concerns. Preliminary data suggested that it.
A multifaceted collaboration between researchers at UC San Francisco, Gladstone Institutes, and other organizations across California provides a comprehensive portrait of the variant including its interaction with the immune system and its potential to spread.