FreeThink title: New CRISPR cancer treatment tested in humans for first time FreeThink subtitle: One dose could potentially provide life-long protection against recurrence. By: Kristin Houser Date: 19 November 2022 Summary from email version, dated 17 November 2022: "A new CRISPR-based cancer treatment has been tested in humans for the first time: The...
Freethink title: Reversible Gene Editing / An off-switch for CRISPRBy: Amanda WinklerDate: 22 April 2021"An off-switch for CRISPRThe gene-editing system, CRISPR-Cas9, is truly revolutionizing medicine: in the future, it may help us eradicate ailments from sickle cell, cancer, and even blindness.While this system allows scientists to make changes to...
Last weekend, I had a strange thought following my reading of a recent Telegraph article (my blog). Is it a coincidence - or not at all - that the coronavirus has mostly hit non-Asian countries? The global COVID-19 map by the Johns Hopkins University confirms that anomaly. A counter argument for this observation is that Asian countries developed antibodies...
Several days ago, I suddenly realised that a burn-out is another example of decoupling (of beliefs) at a micro level. A burn-out feels like a chaotic vacuum. Once you survive a burn-out, a coupling (of new beliefs) will start. As a result, the person who once had a devastating burn-out, is able to "grow" to a new equilibrium. Please see my recent Under...
Futurism title: Gene-hacking mosquitoes to be infertile backfired spectacularly Publication date: 16 September 2019 "Best-Laid Plans On its surface, the plan was simple: gene-hack mosquitoes so their offspring immediately die, mix them with disease-spreading bugs in the wild, and watch the population drop off. Unfortunately, that didn’t quite pan out. The...
EurekAlert title: Bacteria may travel thousands of miles through the air globally EurekAlert subtitle: Study could shed light on harmful bacteria that share antibiotic resistance genes RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PUBLIC RELEASE: 25-MAR-2019 "Bacteria may travel thousands of miles through the air worldwide instead of hitching rides with people and animals, according to...
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