Modern genome editing techniques, including CRISPR systems, hold great potential for treating genetic diseases. However, delivering these molecular tools reliably to their target cells remains a significant challenge.
“Previous viral and…
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‘Sugar’ signatures help identify and classify pancreatic cancer cell subtypes
Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators have developed a new method for identifying and classifying pancreatic cancer cell subtypes based on sugars found on the outside of cancer cells.
These sugars, called glycans, help cells recognize…
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Potential Alzheimer’s disease therapeutic target identified in brain immune cells
Tim-3 is an immune checkpoint molecule involved in immunity and inflammation recently linked to late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but its role in the brain was unknown until now. In a paper published in Nature, researchers from Mass General…
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New gene editing tool shows promise for treating diseases with multiple mutations
Investigators from Mass General Brigham and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have developed STITCHR, a new gene editing tool that can insert therapeutic genes into specific locations without causing unwanted mutations. The system can be…
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Your skin is breathing: New wearable device can measure it
Northwestern University researchers have developed the first wearable device for measuring gases emitted from and absorbed by the skin.
By analyzing these gases, the device offers an entirely new way to assess skin health, including monitoring…
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Inside Russia’s ‘Micro-Politics’: Ethnographer Jeremy Morris on the Quiet Resilience of Daily Life
For over 25 years, British ethnographer Jeremy Morris has been traveling to the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow. The largely provincial region first appeared as the backdrop to his debut book on…
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They fled Putin’s Russia for the US. After Ice detention, they’re choosing to leave again | US immigration
Sergei and Marina escaped Russia three years ago under threat of arrest after protesting against the Ukraine war, seeking asylum in the US. Now their best chance of remaining together, as a family, is to flee again.
In a whirlwind three weeks, the…
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America’s Dependence On Foreign Medicine Is A Risk We Can’t Afford
Capsules moving on a conveyor at a pharmaceutical factory.
Although last week’s extensive tariff announcements exempted pharmaceuticals, President Trump has repeatedly maintained that he will eventually impose tariffs on the industry. The…
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The EU intends to transfer €2.1bn of proceeds from Russian assets to Ukraine by the end of April
The European Union intends to transfer €2.1bn in profits from frozen Russian assets to Kiev by the end of April.
The head of European diplomacy Kaja Kallas shared such plans at a press conference following the…
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Manfred Weber anoints Spanish MEP as second-in-command at the EPP – POLITICO
Montserrat will likely keep her other jobs as head of delegation of Spain’s People’s Party and the EPP group vice chair in Parliament, while taking on the extra full-time job as secretary-general.
Weber has routinely placed key allies…
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