DIPA-CRISPR Makes Insect Gene Editing Possible

DIPA-CRISPR Makes Insect Gene Editing Possible

Since the Nobel prize for chemistry was awarded to biochemist Jennifer Doudna and microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier in 2020, for developing the gene-editing technique known as Crispr-Cas9,…
Is Gene Therapy The Future Of Medicine?

Is Gene Therapy The Future Of Medicine?

The cryptic code inside our DNA holds the key to many mysteries of human health and disease. In recent years, vast leaps have been made in our ability to read and edit this code. This new era of…
TLR7 Mutation Is A Genetic Cause Of Lupus

TLR7 Mutation Is A Genetic Cause Of Lupus

A genetic analysis found a single point mutation in the TLR7 gene and then identified other cases of severe lupus where this gene was also mutated.  Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease which…