'CRISPR-Gold' repairs muscular dystrophy gene in mouse model
Scientists have repaired the faulty gene in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy by using gold nanoparticles to deliver the genome editing tool CRISPR-Cas9...
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Scientists have repaired the faulty gene in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy by using gold nanoparticles to deliver the genome editing tool CRISPR-Cas9...
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The daily use of paracetamol in pregnant mice affects the brain development and behaviour of male offspring, according to researchers in Denmark...
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The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has called for a ban on using early prenatal testing to find out the sex or sequence the whole genome of the fetus...
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