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Startups

Can a cheek swab screen for 7,442 genetic disorders?

Your Story · India

SugarStrings says its proprietary machine learning-based crawler identifies novel mutations with 94.89% accuracy, allowing it to analyse genetic data across mo…

Tech & Startups

A Mutation Is Making It Easier for Drug-Resistant Malaria to Spread

Wired · Global

New findings shed light on what’s making the parasite less treatable using the drug that’s considered a first line of defense.

Geopolitics

Gene-editing therapies not yet ready for human trials, Stanford expert says

South China Morning Post – World · China

Gene-editing therapies for the nervous system may need at least another round of studies before they are safe enough to enter human trials, according to one of…

Tech & Startups

AI Is Helping Solve the Intricate Genetic Puzzle of Schizophrenia

Wired · Global

Recent findings provide one of the most detailed pictures to date of the genetic architecture of schizophrenia, opening up new avenues for research into the di…

Tech & Startups

Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

Wired · Global

A startup has created beagles without the gene that causes runny noses and watery eyes for allergy sufferers.

Geopolitics

Is there a genetic 'silver spoon'? What your genes can, and can't, tell you

Times of India – World · India

Genetics play a pivotal role in determining the predisposition to certain diseases, but they don't seal our fate. Factors such as lifestyle choices and environ…

Geopolitics

New DNA tracking helps spot rare ‘Tai O fish’ in Hong Kong waters after 10 years

South China Morning Post – World · China

A Hong Kong academic has used environmental DNA technology to detect the critically endangered Chinese bahaba – commonly known as the “Tai O fish” – in local w…

Geopolitics

Chinese scientist faces probe after girl, 6, dies ‘following experimental gene therapy’

South China Morning Post – World · China

A leading Chinese scientist is under investigation by his university after a six-year-old girl reportedly died following experimental gene-editing therapy. The…

Geopolitics

Women’s tennis players must take one-time gene test for eligibility

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Players will need to take a test ​for the SRY gene, which helps to determine biological sex, the WTA says.

Geopolitics

How people’s genes are revealing why some languages are so unique

The Hindu – World · India

A new study measured how different neighbouring languages were from one another. The authors say that linguistic hotspots may offer glimpses into how human lan…

Geopolitics

Cutting-edge Chinese gene-editing technique raises prospect of new autism treatments

South China Morning Post – World · China

Chinese scientists have used a cutting-edge gene-editing tool to correct a DNA mutation responsible for cognitive and behavioural problems – a move that could …

Geopolitics

What Your DNA Reveals About the Sex Life of Neanderthals

The New York Times – World · US

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters …

Geopolitics

People with rare genetic conditions are ‘systematically ignored’ by NHS, report finds

The Guardian – World · Europe

Exclusive: One in four wait at least three years for diagnosis and many face treatment ‘access lottery’, according to reportMillions of people living with rare…

Geopolitics

Chinese scientists engineer gene-edited tomato with popcorn aroma

South China Morning Post – World · China

In a research greenhouse in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, the tomatoes looked ordinary, but they carried a surprisingly sweet scent – the aroma of buttere…

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