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Our Genetically Engineered Future Is Closer Than You Think

aweGene | 15 April

The news last November that a rogue Chinese scientist had genetically altered the embryos of a pair of Chinese twins shocked the world. But although this use

The Key to Staying Active and Healthy Past 60

aweGene | 14 April

Ageing is inevitable and is influenced by many things – but keeping active can slow ageing and increase life expectancy. Evidence shows that

The Future of Food: 3D Printing, Vertical Farming & Materials Science

aweGene | 12 April

Food… What we eat, and how we grow it, will be fundamentally transformed in the next decade.Already, vertical farming is projected to exceed a US$12

Medicine Will Advance More in the Next 10 Years Than It Did in the Last 100

aweGene | 09 April

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, recently announced a $3 billion effort to cure all disease during the lifetime of their daughter, Max.

Much mystery surrounds the physiological processes by which humans age, but scientists are learning more all the time. With this knowledge come new possibilities around how we can not only slow them down, but possibly even reverse them. A new breakthrough

Antioxidant Found to Wind Back the Clock on Blood Vessel Function by Up to 20 Years

aweGene | 09 April

Much mystery surrounds the physiological processes by which humans age, but scientists are learning more all the time. With this knowledge come new

New CRISPR Class Expands Genetic Engineering Toolbox

aweGene | 09 April

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have used a previously unexplored CRISPR technology to accurately regulate and edit genomes in human cells.With this

5 Life Lessons from Your Immune System

aweGene | 08 April

Scientists love analogies. We use them continually to communicate our scientific approaches and discoveries.As an immunologist, it strikes me that many of our

DNA Just One of More Than 1 Million Possible Genetic Molecules, Scientists Find

aweGene | 07 April

Scientists used a computer program to uncover more than 1 million molecules that could potentially store genetic information, just like DNA.DNA and its

Accelerating Data-Driven Discoveries

aweGene | 06 April

As technologies like single-cell genomic sequencing, enhanced biomedical imaging, and medical “internet of things” devices proliferate, key discoveries about

How Much Can We Delay Aging? A Gene Therapy Trial Is About to Find Out

aweGene | 05 April

Aging is reversible.It’s still a somewhat controversial idea in humans. Yet recent attempts at delaying - or even reversing - diseases that pop up with age in