Guest post by Thomas Clements Gene editing technology is continuously evolving. CRISPR-Cas9 mutagenesis hit the world by storm in 2013 and…
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News How transposons improve CRISPR efficiency
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post Visiting Capitol Hill to Advocate for Science, By Amanda Labuza
This month I attended the Society for Neuroscience’s (SfN) 13th annual Capitol Hill Day to advocate for increased, reliable scientific funding. It…
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post A path forward for dementia research: Highlights from the 2019 ADRD Summit
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a top funding priority for the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), due to the growing dementia epidemic…
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post National Fossil Day 2019: Call for Partners, Art Contest
This year, National Fossil Day (NFD) is October 16, 2019, and planning for NFD events is well underway. Though it is still…
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post Using Synthetic Biology to fight Environmental Pollution: New insights into an old problem
Guest post by Anastasia P. Athanasakoglou ‘’Pollution is not a new phenomenon – and nor is action to counter it… There…
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post Modern Connections for the Ancient Sharks of Madagascar
The word “Madagascar” conjures up images of lemurs and baobob trees—indeed, a great portion of vertebrate paleontological research has pursued questions on…
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post To de-extinct or not to de-extinct?
On Thursday (31 January) evening, Intelligence Squared U.S. organizes a debate on de-extinction, where proponents and opponents of the notion will…
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post Pregnant Plesiosaurs and Baby Bones: Bone histology reveals ontogeny in polycotylid plesiosaurs
Pregnancy in the fossil record is an exciting find. Setting aside the sad fact that an unfortunate mother met her demise while carrying…
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post iGEM 2018: The grand prize winners share their experience
iGEM competitions are always exciting, and this year’s Jamboree was no exception. iGEM Marburg won the grand prize on the overgrad…
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post From Asilomar to Toulouse – Bringing Researchers Together and Synthetic Biology to the Forefront
by Daniel Bojar, Adam Amara, and Alicia Calvo-Villamañán In frosty February 1975, molecular biologists gathered at Asilomar (California, USA) for a…
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post The pursuit of perfection through science
Part experiment | Part exhibition by Jestin George Interactions between science and the public usually prioritize communication, aiming primarily to inform…
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post ADNI: Understanding Alzheimer’s disease through collaboration and data sharing
Of the many outstanding mysteries of neuroscience, the pathogenic origins of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remain one of the most perplexing neurological puzzles…