FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 18, 2018·6 min readLeptin’s Neural Circuit IdentifiedA new gene editing study reveals how the hormone leptin can help to prevent diabetes and obesity.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 26, 2018·3 min readOne Step Closer to Treatment for Huntington’sA new study reports researchers have developed a new gene editing approach that may provide a new treatment avenue for Huntington's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 29, 2018·4 min readUncovering the Early Origins of Huntington’s DiseaseRockefeller University researchers reveal Huntington's neurons are much larger than healthy cells.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 20, 2017·6 min readFirst Step Toward CRISPR Cure For ALSUC Berkeley researchers report they have successfully used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to delay symptoms and extend lifespan in mouse models of ALS.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·October 19, 2017·4 min readGene Editing in the Brain Gets A Major UpgradeMax Planck researchers announce they have developed a new tool that can assist with precise genome editing in neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 2, 2017·6 min readCRISPR Repairs Genes in Human Embryos to Prevent Inherited DiseaseA groundbreaking Nature study reports researchers have used CRISPR gene editing technology to correct a mutation that causes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in embryos. The technique also prevents the mutation from passing to future generations.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 5, 2017·4 min readCRISPR Leads to New Screening Tool for Parkinson’sCRISPR technology allows researchers to illuminate and monitor alpha synuclein in the brain.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 1, 2017·4 min readGene Editing Just Eliminated HIV-1 Infection: Live Animal StudyResearchers report they have successfully been able to shut down and eliminate the HIV-a virus from infected cells in mice, thanks to the help of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 1, 2017·5 min readFirst US Nonhuman Primate Gene Editing Study SuccessfulResearchers show CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology can be effectively used in rhesus monkey embryos.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·November 16, 2016·6 min readNew Gene-Editing Technology Partially Restores Vision in Blind AnimalsResearchers use gene editing technology to help partially restore vision to blind rodents.Read More