Lipid nanoparticles, or LNPs, are best known as the delivery system used in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines given to billions of people worldwide. Scientists are now exploring their potential far beyond ...
Rice University researchers have developed a CRISPR-based gene activation strategy that boosts mitochondrial production in damaged heart cells, improving cardiac function after heart attacks in both ...
Researchers developed a CRISPR-based system that increases mitochondrial production in heart cells. Early tests in human cells, heart tissue, and animal models showed promising results, suggesting ...
After a heart attack, the heart struggles to recoup and maintain energy. One third of patients develop heart failure as a ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first cell-based gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the ...
Shreyas Sen is the Founder and CTO of Quasistatics, Inc. (dba Ixana), which develops Wi-R, a wireless body-area communication technology. He owns shares in the company. How do headphones, toys, ...
I was born in Washington, DC, in 1964, the oldest of three sisters, but the place that truly formed me as a scientist was Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawaii. Growing up there, far from the mainland ...
The 2026 Priestley Medalist and Nobel laureate struggled with finding her way through school before achieving the greatest feats in science ...