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What’s so controversial about the first gene-edited babies? Experts explain
December 6, 2018
Researcher He Jiankui’s announcement of the first babies with DNA edited as embryos causes concern.
Could a drug prevent hearing loss?
October 25, 2018
A single gene plays a critical role in noise-induced deafness — but an experimental drug appears to provide protection.
The first genome surgeons
October 25, 2018
CRISPR opens door to new type of medicine: “genome surgery.”
Sex on the kitchen table
October 3, 2018
Now that professor Norman Ellstrand has your attention, he’d like to teach you about plant reproduction.
Cracking the sugar code: Why the ‘glycome’ is the next big thing in health and medicine
September 6, 2018
The long sugar chains covering our cells could provide answers to cancer, aging and autoimmune diseases.
Deciphering dementia’s gender gap
July 19, 2018
UC Irvine researchers win grant to explore why Alzheimer’s affects more women.
Family travels 7,500 miles to save son’s life with treatment developed at UCLA
July 5, 2018
Stem cell gene therapy cures baby with life-threatening immune disorder.
New blood test rapidly detects signs of deadly cancer
May 24, 2018
Pancreatic cancer is often detected too late, but a new diagnostic tool shows promise.
Did your great-great grandpa eat bugs?
May 22, 2018
A gene for digesting crunchy insects suggests that our common ancestor in the Age of Dinosaurs was an insect eater.
Be one in a million: Massive $1.5B precision medicine research effort kicks off
May 3, 2018
UC Irvine and UC San Diego are state co-leads of an unprecedented project to gather medical data for new cures.