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Using CRISPR to map DNA mutations quickly and inexpensively for diagnosis and treatment
A team of scientists led by Virginia Commonwealth University physicist Jason Reed, Ph.D., have developed new nanomapping technology that could transform the way disease-causing genetic mutations are diagnosed and discovered. Described in a study published today in the journal Nature Communications, this novel approach uses high-speed atomic force microscopy (AFM) combined with a CRISPR-based chemical barcoding
Penta-graphene, a new structural variant of carbon, discovered
“It will open up an entirely new branch of carbon science” The unique structure of the thin sheet of pure carbon was inspired by pentagonal tile pattern found in the streets of Cairo. Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and universities in China and Japan have discovered a new structural variant of carbon called “penta-graphene” –
3-dimensional carbon goes metallic
New metallic structure may be stable at ambient temperature and pressure with potential applications in science and technology A theoretical, three-dimensional (3D) form of carbon that is metallic under ambient temperature and pressure has been discovered by an international research team. The findings, which may significantly advance carbon science, are published online in the Early
Drug combination therapy causes cancer cells to ‘eat themselves’
The results lay the foundation for researchers to plan a future phase 1 clinical trial to test the safety of the therapy in a small group of patients Results from a recent preclinical study have shown that a new drug combination therapy being developed at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center effectively killed colon, liver,
VCU Medical Center First in Virginia to Implant Telescope for Macular Degeneration
Implant improves vision for patients suffering from the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. Physicians at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center have become the first in Virginia to successfully implant a telescope in a patient’s eye to treat macular degeneration. The telescope implant is designed to correct end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the
Seeking Cures, Patients Enlist Mice Stand-Ins
Megan Sykes, a medical researcher, has a mouse with a human immune system — her own. She calls it “Mini-Me.” There are also mice containing a part of 9-year-old Michael Feeney — a cancerous tumor extracted from his lungs. Researchers have tested various drugs on the mice, hoping to find the treatment that would work
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