In 2009, Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, took the stage at the TED Conference, a knowledge lecture event held in Long ...

In and of itself it doesn't mean much; sickle cell disease isn't exactly a major market. The fact that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved any CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short ...

CRISPR Therapeutics is the first company to secure an FDA approval of a gene-editing drug. That drug's underlying science, however, could be used to create treatments for any number of genetically ...

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In an age of YouTube tutorials and home improvement hacks, the appeal of DIY pest control is understandable. A quick trip to the hardware store, a can of bug spray and a little determination can feel ...

ABSTRACT: With an estimated 20.5 million deaths from cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in 2021, around 80% of these deaths will occur in low- and middle-income countries, making CVDs the leading cause of ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by Aβ plaques, tau protein neuronal fiber tangles, and neuroinflammation, poses a significant global health problem, ...

Cocoa prices have eased due to improving weather, an uptick in crop production and high costs for cocoa that have weakened demand. But there is an expectation they will continue to be elevated and ...

A new generation of CRISPR technology developed at UNSW Sydney offers a safer path to treating genetic diseases like Sickle Cell, while also proving beyond doubt that chemical tags on DNA - often ...