• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 31st, 2015
Scientists Revive Ancient Virus, Plan to Use It to Fix Faulty Livers

Scientists Revive Ancient Virus, Plan to Use It to Fix Faulty Livers

Also muscles, retinas and other damaged organs

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • May 25th, 2015
2K Teases Project that Features Gene Therapy and Future Cities Might Be New BioShock

2K Teases Project that Features Gene Therapy and Future Cities Might Be New BioShock

The title might be an entirely new intellectual property

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 4th, 2015
Green Slugs Can Live on Sunlight Alone for Months, Just like Plants Do

Green Slugs Can Live on Sunlight Alone for Months, Just like Plants Do

The bight green sea slug is capable of photosynthesis, needs only sunlight to produce enough nutrients to stay alive

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 15th, 2013
Gene Therapy Promises to Cure Baby Girl Born Without an Immune System

Gene Therapy Promises to Cure Baby Girl Born Without an Immune System

Nina suffers from a condition called “bubble baby syndrome,” a simple cold can kill her

Leukemia Cured in Just 8 Days by Gene Therapy

Leukemia Cured in Just 8 Days by Gene Therapy

Researchers hope the therapy might help cure other types of cancer

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 13th, 2013
Diabetic Dogs Cured with Gene Therapy

Diabetic Dogs Cured with Gene Therapy

Researchers hope to soon roll out a clinical trial involving human patients

Retinitis Pigmentosa Blindness Prevented in Mice

Retinitis Pigmentosa Blindness Prevented in Mice

By using a groundbreaking new gene therapy

Gene Therapy Helps Improve Vision in Blind Children

Gene Therapy Helps Improve Vision in Blind Children

The treatment is most effective early in life

Junk DNA Key to Gene Therapy

Junk DNA Key to Gene Therapy

Experts find protein that cuts and pastes it

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 17th, 2009
Gene Therapy Cures Color Blindness

Gene Therapy Cures Color Blindness

So far, only in monkeys

Nanodiamonds Help Deliver Genes to Their Destination

Nanodiamonds Help Deliver Genes to Their Destination

Gene therapy has the ability to alleviate a number of diseases

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 19th, 2008
13 New Liver Cancer-suppressing Genes Identified

13 New Liver Cancer-suppressing Genes Identified

The research team used a novel cancer screen test

Gene Controlling Stomach Acid Production Found

Gene Controlling Stomach Acid Production Found

Diseases such as peptic ulcer and acid reflux may be cured soon