Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) refers to the transfer of genes between organisms in a manner other than traditional reproduction. Also termed lateral gene transfer (LGT), it contrasts with ...

“Ten or 20 years ago no one thought that this kind of gene transfer was possible,” says Roy Kirsch, a chemical ecologist at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germa ...

In addition, there are also DNA elements, such as transposons, in eukaryotic cells that provide a special, but very important, exception to traditional genetic transfer ... from the cell's environment ...

Sep. 16, 2024 — CREME is a virtual laboratory that allows scientists to simulate specific decreases in gene activity. It offers a powerful new tool for identifying and understanding important ...

Sep. 9, 2024 — Scientists developed a highly promising gene therapy to treat glaucoma -- a debilitating eye condition that can lead to complete vision loss, and which affects around 80 million ...

Since studies with foamy viruses are still in the preclinical phase, this vector type will not be discussed further (for a review of foamy viruses, see [19]). Exchange of a defective gene ...

Research successes are driving gene therapy for inherited deafness to the clinic, but commercialization efforts are needed to ...

Labroots and the Cell & Gene Therapy planning committee are thrilled to announce the debut of the Cell & Gene Therapy Virtual Event Series, premiering exclisively online October 16th, 2024. Join us as ...

dispersed two-phase flows; and hydrodynamic stability. Three lectures. Prerequisite: CBE 341. An intensive hands-on practice of engineering. Experimental work in the areas of separations, heat ...

The first official "Star Trek" convention was held in September 1972, and show creator Gene Roddenberry began ... The new show: "Star Trek: Phase II." Read more: The Main Star Trek Captains ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Sept. 26, 2024, the moon is 23 days old and is in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 32% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time ...