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US baby receives first-ever customized CRISPR treatment for genetic diseaseA baby known as KJ is the first person in the world to receive a customized CRISPR therapy designed to fix a specific mutation.
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New CRISPR alternative can 'install' whole genes, paving the way to treatment for many genetic disordersA new gene editor takes advantage of CRISPR-associated proteins to insert whole genes into the genome, scientists report.
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Unique genes pinpointed in legendary 'women of the sea' in South KoreaA new study explores the physiology of Jeju Haenyeo, the famous female freedivers in South Korea.
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The rare genetic disorder that forces people to avoid sunlightPeople with xeroderma pigmentosum can severely burn within minutes of being in the sun and are thousands of times more likely to develop skin cancer than others.
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DNA from across the ages can reveal migrations of Iron-Age people and genes that protected against Chernobyl radiationIngrida Domarkienė, a geneticist at Vilnius University in Lithuania, discusses the exciting developments made possible by studying ancient and modern DNA.
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This rare disease causes people to move uncontrollably and unintentionally self-harmLesch-Nyhan syndrome is an extremely rare disease that affects patients' behavior and cognitive skills.
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Origins of schizophrenia linked to epigenetics of the placentaEpigenetic changes in the placenta may shape how the fetal brain develops and thus influence the risk of psychiatric disorders.
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Epigenetic 'scars' on the genome can be passed down by grandmothers, study findsIn a story of collaboration and community, researchers identified intergenerational epigenetic changes caused by war and trauma in Syrian refugees.
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POLG diseases: Rare genetic conditions that starve cells of energy and afflicted the late Prince of LuxembourgPOLG-related diseases disrupt the function of the mitochondria, or "powerhouses" of the cell — starving them of energy.
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