under the microscope
Gene-editing a specific part of your brain
“A new delivery mechanism for gene-editing enzymes allows doctors to target specific kinds of cells or regions of the brain.” | learn more
Tag: Gene editing
thoughts of food
What’s so special about a golden banana?
Score another win for gene editing! “Scientists have developed a new Vitamin-A enriched banana that could help solve world hunger problems.” | learn more
under the microscope
Gene editing as treatment for coronary heart disease
“Verve is developing one-time gene editing medicines that safely edit the adult human genome and mimic naturally-occurring cardioprotective variants to permanently knock out cholesterol-raising genes in the liver and treat coronary heart disease.” | learn more
big ideas
Bill Gates: What I learned at work this year.
Basically, the only things he works on are big ideas, so this fits nicely here. “Bill Gates looks back on 2018, and shares a few thoughts on what’s going well and what isn’t with innovation in some specific areas that […]