Cell growth is strictly regulated by tumor suppressor genes (TSGs), so that cells divide only when absolutely necessary and then respond to appropriate external signals, such as growth factors. In addition toRead More…
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a classic ciliopathy. In this disease, mutations in genes essential for maintaining cilia function lead to cellular dysfunction in a variety of cell types, resulting in obesity, polydactyly,Read More…
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a monogenic disease with a relatively high prevalence, caused by mutations in the gene encoding the anti-myotonic protein (Dystrophin) on the X chromosome, resulting in the failureRead More…
In a recent study, researchers from University College London have developed a new approach to treating neurological and psychiatric disorders that works by reducing the neuronal firing of overactive brain cells. TheRead More…
The human brain mainly receives external information through five senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste, of which at least 80% of external information is obtained through vision. The loss of visionRead More…
What is Gene Editing? Gene editing is an emerging genetic engineering technology that can precisely modify specific target genes in an organism’s genome. Simply put, gene editing is the use of aRead More…