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Gene-Edited Woolly Mouse: A Step Towards Mammoth De-Extinction
Colossal Biosciences created a woolly mammoth-like mouse by genetically modifying a lab mouse with eight edits to seven genes, demonstrating a key step in its plan to resurrect extinct animals like the woolly mammoth, despite concerns regarding cost and ethical implications.
Gene-Edited Woolly Mouse: A Step Towards Mammoth De-Extinction
Colossal Biosciences created a woolly mammoth-like mouse by genetically modifying a lab mouse with eight edits to seven genes, demonstrating a key step in its plan to resurrect extinct animals like the woolly mammoth, despite concerns regarding cost and ethical implications.
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40% Bias Score
Global Survey Reveals Optimism for Cell and Gene Therapies, but Concerns Remain About Other Breakthrough Technologies
A global survey of over 13,000 people across 13 countries reveals high optimism for cell and gene therapy (74%), but lower acceptance of cultivated meat (39%) and concerns about AI in medicine, highlighting the need for greater public engagement and transparency regarding emerging technologies.
Global Survey Reveals Optimism for Cell and Gene Therapies, but Concerns Remain About Other Breakthrough Technologies
A global survey of over 13,000 people across 13 countries reveals high optimism for cell and gene therapy (74%), but lower acceptance of cultivated meat (39%) and concerns about AI in medicine, highlighting the need for greater public engagement and transparency regarding emerging technologies.
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Genetically Modified Rice Now Produces CoQ10
Chinese scientists genetically modified rice to produce CoQ10, an antioxidant crucial for heart health and typically declining after age 20, providing a sustainable and cost-effective nutritional enhancement; the study, published in Cell, used big data and AI.
Genetically Modified Rice Now Produces CoQ10
Chinese scientists genetically modified rice to produce CoQ10, an antioxidant crucial for heart health and typically declining after age 20, providing a sustainable and cost-effective nutritional enhancement; the study, published in Cell, used big data and AI.
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32% Bias Score
Gene Editing Creates Adult Mice with Two Male Parents
A team of Chinese scientists created the first adult mice from two male parents via gene editing, modifying 20 imprinted genes to overcome previous developmental issues; while successful, only 11.8% of viable embryos reached adulthood and offspring were infertile.
Gene Editing Creates Adult Mice with Two Male Parents
A team of Chinese scientists created the first adult mice from two male parents via gene editing, modifying 20 imprinted genes to overcome previous developmental issues; while successful, only 11.8% of viable embryos reached adulthood and offspring were infertile.
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mvGPT: A Revolutionary Gene Editing Technology
Rice University researchers developed mvGPT, a compact gene editing technology enabling simultaneous gene editing, activation, and repression; successful in treating Wilson's disease, Type I diabetes, and Transthyretin amyloidosis.
mvGPT: A Revolutionary Gene Editing Technology
Rice University researchers developed mvGPT, a compact gene editing technology enabling simultaneous gene editing, activation, and repression; successful in treating Wilson's disease, Type I diabetes, and Transthyretin amyloidosis.
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48% Bias Score
2025: AI's Dual Impact and Technological Advancements
In 2025, AI will significantly impact daily life, revolutionizing sectors like medicine and transportation, while also raising concerns about job displacement and the spread of misinformation; renewable energy and battery technology advancements aim to combat climate change, while CRISPR technology ...
2025: AI's Dual Impact and Technological Advancements
In 2025, AI will significantly impact daily life, revolutionizing sectors like medicine and transportation, while also raising concerns about job displacement and the spread of misinformation; renewable energy and battery technology advancements aim to combat climate change, while CRISPR technology ...
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40% Bias Score
Woolly Mammoth-Like Mouse Created, Advancing Colossal's Extinct Animal Resurrection Project
Colossal Biosciences successfully created a woolly mouse by genetically modifying seven genes, showcasing its gene-editing capabilities and advancing its plan to resurrect the woolly mammoth and other extinct animals, although concerns regarding the animal's cold-tolerance and the overall project's ...
Woolly Mammoth-Like Mouse Created, Advancing Colossal's Extinct Animal Resurrection Project
Colossal Biosciences successfully created a woolly mouse by genetically modifying seven genes, showcasing its gene-editing capabilities and advancing its plan to resurrect the woolly mammoth and other extinct animals, although concerns regarding the animal's cold-tolerance and the overall project's ...
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40% Bias Score
Gene-Edited Rice Produces CoQ10, Boosting Antioxidant Intake
Chinese scientists created a new rice variety that produces CoQ10, a crucial antioxidant, offering a cost-effective, eco-friendly way to increase its dietary intake; the modified rice contains 5 micrograms of CoQ10 per gram.
Gene-Edited Rice Produces CoQ10, Boosting Antioxidant Intake
Chinese scientists created a new rice variety that produces CoQ10, a crucial antioxidant, offering a cost-effective, eco-friendly way to increase its dietary intake; the modified rice contains 5 micrograms of CoQ10 per gram.
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40% Bias Score
Successful Pig Kidney Transplant Offers Hope for Organ Failure Patients
66-year-old Tim Andrews, with end-stage kidney disease, received a successful pig kidney transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital on January 25, utilizing a genetically-modified organ from eGenesis via the FDA's Expanded Access pathway; this marks a major advancement in xenotransplantation, offe...
Successful Pig Kidney Transplant Offers Hope for Organ Failure Patients
66-year-old Tim Andrews, with end-stage kidney disease, received a successful pig kidney transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital on January 25, utilizing a genetically-modified organ from eGenesis via the FDA's Expanded Access pathway; this marks a major advancement in xenotransplantation, offe...
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48% Bias Score
First Mice with Two Biological Fathers Created
Chinese scientists created the first mice with two biological fathers using embryonic stem cell engineering and CRISPR gene editing to correct imprinting abnormalities; although the mice had some health issues, the success demonstrates a potential pathway for gay male couples to have biologically re...
First Mice with Two Biological Fathers Created
Chinese scientists created the first mice with two biological fathers using embryonic stem cell engineering and CRISPR gene editing to correct imprinting abnormalities; although the mice had some health issues, the success demonstrates a potential pathway for gay male couples to have biologically re...
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48% Bias Score
2025 Technological Advancements: AI, Genome Editing, and Beyond
2025 will see widespread AI integration, advancing genome editing for agriculture and medicine, potential cancer vaccines, improved healthcare access, AI-driven disinformation countermeasures, potential animal language understanding, and energy innovations.
2025 Technological Advancements: AI, Genome Editing, and Beyond
2025 will see widespread AI integration, advancing genome editing for agriculture and medicine, potential cancer vaccines, improved healthcare access, AI-driven disinformation countermeasures, potential animal language understanding, and energy innovations.
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40% Bias Score
Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials Planned for 2025
Two U.S. companies plan to begin the world's first clinical trials of xenotransplantation in 2025 using pig organs, driven by a critical shortage of human donor organs and the recent success of a pig kidney transplant in an Alabama woman who had been on dialysis for eight years, though previous atte...
Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials Planned for 2025
Two U.S. companies plan to begin the world's first clinical trials of xenotransplantation in 2025 using pig organs, driven by a critical shortage of human donor organs and the recent success of a pig kidney transplant in an Alabama woman who had been on dialysis for eight years, though previous atte...
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40% Bias Score
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