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tag immune system culture evolution
CRISPR Gene Drives and the Future of Evolution
Hannah Thomasy, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Genetic engineering pioneer Kevin Esvelt’s work highlights biotechnology’s immense potential for good—but also for catastrophe.
A Journey Into the Brain
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Mar 22, 2024
| 10+ min read
With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.
Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
Immune System Maintains Brain Health
Amanda B. Keener
| Nov 1, 2016
| 10+ min read
Once thought only to attack neurons, immune cells turn out to be vital for central nervous system function.
Phage Display: Finding the One in a Million
Shelby Bradford, PhD
| Dec 4, 2023
| 10+ min read
A combinatorial approach enabled high-throughput screening of protein libraries for desired target binding.
The Ephemeral Life of the Placenta
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Dec 4, 2023
| 10+ min read
Recent advances in modeling the human placenta, the least understood organ, may inform placental disorders like preeclampsia.
Strategies for Smuggling Gene Therapies Past the Immune System
Monique Brouillette
| Jul 15, 2019
| 6 min read
Researchers are devising ways to prevent viral vectors carrying gene therapies from triggering an immune response.
Book Excerpt from
Evolution and Medicine
Robert Perlman
| Sep 30, 2013
| 4 min read
In Chapter 11, “Man-made diseases,” author Robert Perlman describes how socioeconomic health disparities arise in hierarchical societies.
Opinion: The Biological Function of Dreams
Robert Stickgold and Antonio Zadra
| Dec 1, 2020
| 3 min read
The scenarios that run through our sleeping brains may help us explore possible solutions to concerns from our waking lives.
Cooperation and Cheating
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Jun 1, 2023
| 6 min read
Bacteria cooperate to benefit the collective, but cheaters can rig the system. How is the balance maintained?
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