Hearing loss due to ageing, noise and certain cancer therapy drugs and antibiotics has been irreversible to date because scientists have not been able to reprogramme existing cells.
CRISPR-Cas9 operates like a molecular scissor which can selectively incise unwanted parts of the genome and replace it with the healthy new strands of DNA.
In human cells, DNA is wrapped around proteins to form chromatin. Chromatin shields DNA from damage and regulates genetic information, which can be read through a process called transcription.
New York: Targeting a gene that has been thought to be a major cause of breast cancer may not actually yield much positive results, says a new study.Mutation in the gene PIK3CA is the second
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