Seeing the light: Light-based approaches to control genes
Advances in pharmaceutical development have greatly increased our ability to treat disease, but side effects remain a major issue. Most pharmaceuticals attempt to mimic the action of a protein, but...
View ArticleMedical Weekly: Top trends for 5/14-5/18
Here’s your weekly roundup of exciting medical news. Paralyzed people control robotic arms directly with brain activity A new study in Nature reports that two paralyzed people were able to grasp...
View ArticleGenetic markers could explain male infertility
Currently, male infertility is assessed by looked at sperm under a microscope, but this method can miss fertility issues due to genetic or molecular factors. Researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical...
View ArticleStealthy siRNAs seamlessly slide skin-deep
Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are among the plethora of small, functional RNAs discovered in the past decade or so. Their natural equivalents are micro-RNAs (miRNAs), whose discovery has already...
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