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Named Crispr, technique can correct a single letter of the genetic alphabet It does this by using enzymes to target specific parts of the DNA database It could treat disorders like sickle-cell anaemia and Huntingtons disease Crispr might also be used to correct gene defects in human IVF embryos, allowing disorders to be ironed out before a baby is born By Ellie Zolfagharifard Published: 04:43 EST, 22 April 2014 | Updated: 02:49 EST, 23 April 2014 406 shares 72 View comments Genetic liver disease has been cured in living, adult mice for first time using a jaw-dropping genome-editing technique that could soon be used on humans. The technique, named Crispr, can make tiny changes to the huge database of the DNA molecule with what scientists describe as 'pinpoint' accuracy. Crispr pronounced crisper- was used to correct a single letter of the mices' genetic alphabet which had been mutated in the gene associated in liver metabolism. The technique, named Crispr, can make tiny changes to the huge database of the DNA molecule with what scientists describe as 'pinpoint' accuracy See original here: DNA 'edited' to cure liver disease and could be used for Down's Syndrome … Continue reading →

Police have completed an unprecedented collection of DNA samples from hundreds of male students and staff at a French school where a girl was raped last year. The one student who had refused to take part 'for philosophical reasons', relented on Thursday after being warned by the prosecutor leading the investigation that he would be putting himself in a difficult position if he maintained his stance. 'As he was the only one to refuse, we made him understand that he could be seen by his fellow students as having something to hide,' La Rochelle prosecutor Isabelle Pagenelle said. Samples were taken from a total of 527 students and staff who were on site when the girl was raped in a school toilet where the lights had been turned off. As she was unable to see her attacker, investigators have had little to go on other than a male DNA trace recovered from her clothing. Nine people who have left the school since the incident on September 30 still have to be tracked down and tested, Pagenelle said. The samples will now be sent to a laboratory for testing and, unless one of them proves to be a match, they will … Continue reading →

It's a familiar trope in science fiction: In enemy territory, activate your cloaking device. And real-world viruses use similar tactics to make themselves invisible to the immune system. Now scientists at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have mimicked these viral tactics to build the first DNA nanodevices that survive the body's immune defenses. The results pave the way for smart DNA nanorobots that could use logic to diagnose cancer earlier and more accurately than doctors can today; target drugs to tumors, or even manufacture drugs on the spot to cripple cancer, the researchers report in the April 22 online issue of ACS Nano. "We're mimicking virus functionality to eventually build therapeutics that specifically target cells," said Wyss Institute Core Faculty member William Shih, Ph.D., the paper's senior author. Shih is also an Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor of Cancer Biology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The same cloaking strategy could also be used to make artificial microscopic containers called protocells that could act as biosensors to detect pathogens in food or toxic chemicals in drinking water. DNA is well known for carrying genetic information, but Shih and other … Continue reading →

DNA solves murder of man missing since 1978, mistakenly feared to be Gacy victim April 1, 2014 search of the area where Edward Beaudion's remains were found in 2008. The Cook County Sheriff's Police search did result in the recovery of additional remains. By: Chicago Sun-Times … Continue reading →

DNA Prove's Obama is a Foreign Citizen and No Relation To Stanley Ann Dunham Obama a natural citizen of Great Briton,Will an obscure intelligence advisor in England show the way for Americans to finally get rid of the illegal presiden... By: Disillusioned … Continue reading →

DNA Barcode training at BecA-ILRI Hub 2014 Dr David Schindel, CBOL, gives an overview of DNA Barcode of Wildlife Informatics Training Workshop held atBiosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute... By: Obed MULE … Continue reading →

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DNA Wealth Blueprint Review, Mark Parks, Andrew Fox DNA Wealth blue print has just blown my mind, I just had the pleasure of watching a 1 on 1 interview with both Perter and Andrew and all im going to say is WOW http://www.picovate.com/go/DNA-Wealt... By: Picovate … Continue reading →

HTC Droid DNA OTA 4.4.2 kitkat with sense 5.5 update a look at the official 4.4.2 kitkat firmware from htc for the dna released today on the 24th. it has sense 5.5 with zoe and a bunch of other upgrades. By: Cameron Brown … Continue reading →

Droid DNA Gets KitKat, Google Accidentally Sells More Glass? BBQLinux Android Dev Guide Available Android KitKat for the Verizon Droid DNA is being rolled out! That and much more news is covered by Jordan, as he reviews all the important stories from this week. Included in this week's news... By: xdadevelopers … Continue reading →