The phrase “rewriting the textbooks” is more than a cliché to me, because that’s what I do. I revise each of my…
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post Natural Blood Doping and Rewriting the TextbooksRead more
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post Telomere Testing: Science or Snake Oil?Read more
It seems lately that any biometric can inspire a test pitched to consumers, using jargony buzzwords and promises of health, wellness, and…
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post Hybrid White Rhino Embryos: Genetic Rescue, Part 2Read more
Two weeks ago, DNA Science covered the plight of the northern white rhino, suggesting assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) that might preserve the…
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post The Genetic Power of Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomRead more
The latest installment in the Jurassic Park franchise, coming a quarter century after the first film, is about the “genetic power” of…
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post Genetic Rescue of the Northern White RhinoRead more
People are taking eclectic approaches to saving rhinos from poachers. Tracking devices on the animals detect an increase in heart rate when…
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post New Treatment for Phenylketonuria (PKU) Clears Brain FogRead more
In the 1959 novella Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (and the 1968 film Charly), 32-year-old Charlie Gordon, a janitor at a New…
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post Gene Therapy for Myotubular Myopathy: Early Signs of Success!Read more
Parents cherish developmental milestones, from a newborn’s grip of an offered finger; to an infant’s holding her head up the first time…
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post A New Goal for Gene Therapy: Pet ContraceptionRead more
Each year in the U.S. 1.4 million cats and 1.2 million dogs are euthanized to control their numbers, yet the stray population…
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post French Anderson, “Father” of Gene Therapy, Released From PrisonRead more
Update: To read an excellent, more complete version of this story, see Sharon Begley’s recent report at STAT News. I’ve amended my post…
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post Celebrating The Moms of Gene TherapyRead more
As Mother’s Day and the annual meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy approach, I’d like to update the…
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post What’s a “Variant of Uncertain Significance?” A VUS?Read more
Seven words someone taking a genetic test doesn’t want to hear: “You have a variant of uncertain significance.” A VUS. Instead of…
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post Experimental Drug Extends Survival in ProgeriaRead more
A report from a clinical trial for a drug to treat the rapid-aging disorder progeria, published in this week’s Journal of the American…