The mosquito has killed more humans than any other creature on the planet. Now its our turn to take revenge… Tweet This Post
Browsing Posts tagged genetic engineering
BGI Ark Biotechnology Co., LTD. Shenzhen (BAB) is a Chinese company with a mission. Based on a core technology named Handmade Cloning (HMC), BAB’s activities include screening of genetically modified cell lines, reconstruction of cloned embryos and embryo transfer. In 20008, one of BAB’s cloned transgenic pigs survived more than a week buried under a [...]
We’ve all heard of genetically modified organisms (GMO) and most of us are familiar with the controversy surrounding their placement on grocery stores shelves around the world. Whether or not you should be worried about the prevalance of GMO foods is a matter of debate, however, many countries have in place governmental regulations that require [...]
Genome editing with engineered nucleases is a technology that enables scientists to pick any spot in the genome and put in exactly the change that they want. A powerful way to control gene function! Tweet This Post
I often use Sundays to browse the net and see if Stumbleupon can actually successfully guess my interests. While most of the time it is off-target by a huge margin, today I stumbled upon a story that really peaked my interest. Several months ago, scientists at Japan’s Riken Institute published a paper in Nature Neuroscience [...]
