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Scientific American

Human genome decoder J. Craig Venter dies at 79

Scientist and medtech entrepreneur J. Craig Venter published the first bacterial genome ever decoded in 1995. The result ...
Scientific American

Human genome decoder J. Craig Venter dies at age 79

J. Craig Venter, the scientist who raced to decode the human genome, has died at age 79. Venter rose to fame in the field for ...
The Guardian

Scientists develop gene-edited wheat that can make toasted bread less carcinogenic

Bread and biscuits made from Crispr-edited wheat showed substantially reduced acrylamide levels Scientists have developed gene-edited wheat that can be used to make bread that is less carcinogenic ...
Medical Xpress

How an Alzheimer's risk gene disrupts brain circuits long before memory loss

For the millions of people who carry the gene APOE4, the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, their brain activity may begin changing long before any memory problems appear.
CNBC

FDA official calls UniQure's gene therapy a 'failed' treatment for Huntington's disease

UniQure needs to run another study to prove its gene therapy "actually helps people with Huntington's disease," a senior FDA official said. The official said UniQure is the "latest company to make a ...
Nanowerk

Scientists develop a new method to decode how DNA 'switches' control gene activity

Less than 2% of the genome codes for proteins; the rest, once called 'junk DNA', contains regulatory elements. Researchers analyzed 10,000 to reveal how variants shape gene activity. (Nanowerk News) ...
Phys.org

A new method to decode how DNA 'switches' control gene activity

DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning organism also requires precise instructions about when, where, and how ...
The New York Times

Researchers Are Using A.I. to Decode the Human Genome

AlphaGenome is a leap forward in the ability to study the human blueprint. But the fine workings of our DNA are still largely a mystery. By Carl Zimmer In 2024, two scientists from Google DeepMind ...
IFLScience

Without This One Gene, Up To 93 Percent Of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases Would Not Happen: "It Is A Natural Target"

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...
The Verge

‘All chaos and panic’: Nilay answers your burning Decoder questions

Welcome to our end-of-year Decoder special! Senior producers Kate Cox and Nick Statt here. We’ve had a big year, including nearly 100 episodes, a new YouTube channel, an ad-free podcast feed, and a ...
Wired

A Gene-Editing Therapy Cut Cholesterol Levels by Half

In a step toward the wider use of gene editing, a treatment that uses Crispr successfully slashed high cholesterol levels in a small number of people. In a trial conducted by Swiss biotech company ...