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Are you Tired of Feeding your Robot?

	December 17, 2018
	Genomics
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Applications of Whole Genome Bisulfite Sequencing (WGBS)

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	Researchers attempt to create world's first genetically edited babies The researchers have used CRISPR to edit the genes of IVF embryos in a controversial attempt to create offspring that are resistant to disease. A team of researchers from the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen plans to eliminate a gene called CCR5 in an effort to ensure the babies are born resistant to HIV, smallpox and cholera.

	How a single mutation can devastate cellular function A professor of neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has shown how a single mutation in a protein found in astrocytes reproduces fibrous globs that devastate cellular function.

	Elevated hormone flags liver disease in mice with serious genomic disorder Researchers have discovered that a hormone, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), is extremely elevated in mice with liver disease that mimics the same condition in patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), a serious genomic disorder.

	The Baculovirus Expression Vector System (BEVS) A baculovirus is an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus that belongs to the Baculoviridae family, which affects approximately 600 different insect species. Baculoviruses are one of the most studied insect viruses, with applications in both virology and biotechnology.

	Failed DNA repair triggers chromosomal chaos in cancer cells Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have established the trigger for catastrophic events that occur within the chromosomes of cancer cells.

	Epigenetic modifications may contribute to Alzheimer's Disease An international team of researchers has made an important discovery about the epigenetics involved in Alzheimer’s disease that could aid the identification of effective treatments in the future.