3D Printing
What will happen to health technology in 2018?
(BT) – Advances in artificial intelligence, virtual reality and 3D printing all look set to hit the headlines next year. […]
CRISPR (Gene Editing)
CRISPR (Gene Editing)
First Human Embryos Edited in U.S.
(MIT Technology Review) – The first known attempt at creating genetically modified human embryos in the United States has been carried out by a team of researchers in Portland, Oregon. […]
Cancer
CRISPR kills HIV and eats Zika ‘like Pac-man’. Its next target? Cancer
Wired – A group of biologists published research detailing how they hid an anti-HIV CRISPR system inside another type of virus capable of sneaking past a host’s immune system. What’s more, the virus replicated and snipped HIV from infected cells along the way. […]
Arthritis
CRISPR-SMART Cells Regenerate Cartilage, Secrete Anti-Arthritis Drug
GEN – CRISPR technology has been used to rewire the genetic circuits of stem cells to produce an anti-inflammatory arthritis drug when the cells encounter inflammation. […]