Tag / gene technology
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mRNA Vaccines: where they come from and where they are going
The awarding of the Nobel Prizes in Stockholm is an occasion to revisit the award to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissmann for the development of mRNA vaccines – we have previously reported on this here.Wolfgang Kerler from 1E9 had invited me for an interview in which we once again tried to discuss the achievements of…
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How to train your plant
Genes for resistance against plant pathogens can be transferred from one species to another. Huge losses in agricultural yield can be thus avoided and the use of pesticides reduced.. An example are genes from the sunflower that can make soy beans resistant against soy bean rust.
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CRISPR in the kitchen?
This article puts Jo (formerly Josiah) Zayner back in the spotlight. Zayner had already caused a stir in Germany in 2017 when the first school experiment on CRISPR-Cas was distributed by his company “The Odin”. With great interest, our association “Science Bridge” had tested the kit and came to the simple conclusion that it was…
