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Imperial develops fluorescent artificial cell

July 31, 2019
Imperial College London has created an artificial cell that fluoresces when it detects chemical changes in the surrounding environment.

Eye-controlled contact lenses

July 29, 2019
Biomechanical engineers have created a robotic lens that allows the wearer to focus on an image through eye movements, such as a double blink.

BioCity announces golden triangle accelerator

July 18, 2019
Life sciences business incubator BioCity has partnered Oxford Academic Health Science Network for an accelerator programme in Berkshire and Oxfordshire.

HIV virus eliminated with CRISPR and new antiretroviral therapy

July 4, 2019
Replication-competent HIV-1 DNA – the virus responsible for AIDS – has been eliminated from the genomes of living animals for the first time.

Patent triumph for CRISPR inventors

June 17, 2019
The US Patent office has recently (May 28) issued a patent to the French biologist Emmanuelle Charpentier and US colleague Jennifer Doudna covering the methods of modulating DNA transcription with...

CRISPR edit linked with increased mortality risk

June 5, 2019
The genetic mutation made last year by a Chinese scientist using the CRISPR technique has been associated with an increased risk of death by more than a fifth.

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