A single-letter edit in DNA reduces levels of the disease-causing prion protein in the brain and could lead to a preventative, one-time treatment for the deadly neurodegenerative disorder.
The new system is the first to use a DNA-mobilizing enzyme called a CRISPR-associated transposase to make targeted gene-sized edits at therapeutically useful levels in human cells.
Ó³»´«Ã½ scientists built a diverse library of compounds and found one that stabilizes a dysfunctional protein in Crohn’s disease, demonstrating their library’s potential to uncover new therapeutic strategies.
Researchers find four coordinated gene expression programs in immune cells from glioma tumors, including two that could lead to immunotherapy resistance.
Myocarditis is driven by a different immune response than the anti-tumor one, suggesting that the serious complication could one day be managed without halting cancer therapy.
Researchers double the number of genetic factors associated with this common arrhythmia, highlighting biological pathways that could be targeted by new medicines.
Ó³»´«Ã½ and Denmark-based scientists are collaborating to scale up their efforts to turn genetic insights into the fundamental biological mechanisms underlying metabolic disease.
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Genomic Mechanisms of Disease is forging connections between Danish and Ó³»´«Ã½ scientists. Here are two of their stories.
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Genomic Mechanisms of Disease brings together Danish and Ó³»´«Ã½ scientists. Managing director Kasper Lage shares the center’s origin story, its achievements so far, and what the future holds.
Ralda Nehme, director of Ó³»´«Ã½â€™s stem cell program, talks about how stem cells can be a model for disease in a dish and what scientists can learn from these experiments.
A low-cost CRISPR-based paper strip test distinguishes between influenza types and can be reprogrammed to recognize different viruses including the H5N1 bird flu virus.
Scientists from the US and West Africa have teamed up to build a better public health network that can quickly detect and respond to emerging viral threats.
In a pilot study with patient samples, the technology performed as well as the current gold-standard methods, yielding accurate results within hours instead of days.
The senior research associate from Pardis Sabeti’s lab talks about her career path and her current research, which helps track disease outbreaks, in this #WhyIScience Q&A
Ó³»´«Ã½ Genomics’ senior director of Alliance & Project Management has witnessed—and helped fuel—the genomics revolution. She talks about her experiences in a #WhyIScience Q&A.
A groundbreaking kidney researcher shares her experiences as a physician-scientist, and talks about the motivations (real and fictional) that led her to pursue her career, in this #WhyIScience Q&A
A global collaboration, NeuroGAP-Psychosis, aims to plumb the genetic diversity of psychiatric disease in Africa. Three African site leaders discuss opportunities, challenges, and why the right time for this study is now.