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The Malaria Parasite Can Change Host Cell Genetics Mosquitoes can transmit the malaria-causing Plasmodium parasite to humans. The disease was estimated to affect about 228 million people in 2018 and caused around 405,000 deaths that year according to the World Health Organization. Malaria poses a threat to about half of the global population, but the burden falls … |
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Using Terahertz Waves to Control Gene Expression Terahertz waves sit in the far-infrared/microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum and can be generated by powerful lasers. They have been used for various purposes, including the manipulation of cells, since they may not cause the damage that ultraviolet or infrared light can. Researchers have now found … |
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Using CRISPR to Destroy Cancer Cells A few days ago, researchers and Professors Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier won the Nobel prize in Chemistry for their work developing the gene editor CRISPR/Cas9. Since it was created, the gene editor has been used in many ways in research labs and has even moved to human trials in the clinic … |
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How Coronavirus Spread in the US and Europe Researchers are beginning to examine how the world’s response to the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 went wrong, and right. One report published in Science has used evolutionary genetic studies of coronavirus samples, computational tools, and travel records to show how the virus spread around the world. It seems … |
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