Cancer is a highly debilitating condition that continues to effects millions across the globe. Over the years, numerous researches and discoveries have been made by the experts in order to come up with more accurate and more advanced cancer diagnosis, management, and treatment tools and methods that may allow these patients to live a longer life. Some methods that are usually used for the…
Can CRISPR help beat COVID-19? SARS- CoV-2, better known globally as coronavirus, took the world by storm after coming to rise in the city of Wuhan, China in December 2019. This pandemic shook the world and forced most nations into country-wide lockdowns. To date, this pandemic has claimed more than 12 million lives globally [1] with the death toll still rising.
Many pharmaceutical companies…
What Is CRISPR?
CRISPR stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. This is a gene-editing technique which is also known as Cas 9. The world of science has been captivated by this revolutionized technology (Vidyasagar, 2018) because this is a cheaper, easier, and more efficient technique in comparison to previous technologies of modifying genes.
CRISPR-Cas9 is…
“Transformational.”
“Life Changing potential.”
A landmark CRISPR trial is using the power of the CRISPR cas-9 gene editing tool to tackle diseases that were deemed “incurable”.
After three years of research and development has produced some exciting results, giving hope to patients suffering from two red blood diseases – beta-thalassemia and sickle cell disease (Hardy…
Gene editing has always been under the limelight of medical research. From creating effective vaccines to finding cures for the previously incurable, genetic engineering has always lent a hand to the boggled scientists.
What Is A CRISPR System?
CRISPR also known as Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats is the name given to a specific set of DNA sequences present in the…
The field of medicine is advancing and evolving at the speed of light. Genetic engineering is a field that has seen the daylight of progress and research in the past couple of years. Scientists of today are in a continuous struggle to decode the role of genes played in the occurrence of prevalent diseases. The multifactorial struggle is based on diagnosing the disease and treating it using gene…
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Cancer is a dreadful term that rattles the soul to the core. Many find “cancer” synonymous with misery, and death. Modern medical breakthroughs have brought to light certain drugs and therapies which are effective for limiting the spread of cancers. However, no definitive cure is available to date.
Oncogenes: Genetic Basis Of Cancer
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Aging is a complex process that every human has to go through once they reach their time. Aging is a progressive set of changes that accompany the growing or increasing age of an individual and make a person susceptible to the harsh realities of life, diseases, and ultimately death.
Aging manifests in different forms in human beings. For some, it starts earlier than the expected time…
A healthy mind is an ultimate ingredient for a happy life. Many people across the globe prefer mental peace over physical tranquility, thereby, indicating the importance of a good mood. The greatest obstacles to mental health are anxiety and depression.
Getting anxious about daily errands is completely normal and necessary (especially for procrastinators like us!) to get things done…
CRISPR-Cas9 is the genome-editing tool making headlines, driving investments, and revolutionizing the world of molecular biology.
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing involves making physical changes to the DNA sequence to alter the function it serves (Vidyasagar, 2018).
For example, you could alter the DNA within a tomato seed to make the fruit bigger, more pest-resistant, or even bright…