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Giant virus discovered in algae could revolutionize gene editing

Giant virus discovered in algae could revolutionize gene editing

An unassuming green alga that has lived quietly in laboratory flasks for decades just revealed it carries a giant virus so large, and so stealthy, that nobody had noticed it before. The find rewrites what scientists thought they knew about how big a virus can grow while still hiding inside a single-celled host. The work, led by Maria …

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Will China’s new chromosome editing tool unlock new wave of genetic advances?

Will China’s new chromosome editing tool unlock new wave of genetic advances?

A group of Chinese scientists has overcome a challenge that stumped biologists for decades by developing a new gene-editing tool that can precisely manipulate millions of base pairs – the building blocks of DNA. The innovation has been hailed as “very significant progress” by Professor Yin Hao, a gene editing specialist at Wuhan University’s medical research institute, who was not …

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Scientists just cracked the code to editing entire chromosomes flawlessly

Scientists just cracked the code to editing entire chromosomes flawlessly

A team of Chinese researchers led by Prof. GAO Caixia from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed two new genome editing technologies, known collectively as Programmable Chromosome Engineering (PCE) systems. The study, published online in Cell on August 4, achieves multiple types of precise DNA manipulations ranging from kilobase to megabase …

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Adobe adds new AI-powered image editing features to Photoshop

Adobe adds new AI-powered image editing features to Photoshop

Adobe is bringing more AI-powered image editing and enhancement features to Photoshop using its Firefly models. The company said today that it is rolling out an image upscaling feature, an object blending, and an upgraded object remover to Photoshop. The company said that the Generative Upscale feature will enhance an image up to 8 megapixels. This is useful for restoring …

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CRISPR can stop malaria spread by editing a single gene in mosquitos

CRISPR can stop malaria spread by editing a single gene in mosquitos

CRISPR gene-editing therapy has shown great potential to treat and even cure diseases, but scientists are now discovering how it can be used to prevent them as well. A team of researchers found a way to edit a single gene in a mosquito that prevented it from transmitting malaria, according to a paper published in Nature. These genetically modified mosquitos …

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