Common sense raises an insurmountable barrier between what comes from our genetic heritage and what shapes us through culture or lifestyles. This barrier is being broken down with the work of researchers who have just discovered that those who grow and live
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It's been ten years since scientists developed CRISPR, a technology enabling targeted modifications to be made to the DNA of cells, but until now the method has only been tested on people suffering from rare diseases such as sickle cell anemia, and then only in exploratory trials. A
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Une équipe d’éminents scientifiques a confirmé son hypothèse controversée selon laquelle des fragments génétiques du coronavirus pandémique peuvent s’intégrer dans nos chromosomes et y rester longtemps après la fin de l’infection. S’ils ont raison, les insertions pourraient expliquer les rares cas de personnes qui se remettent du COVID-19, mais dont
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No doubt that this peaceful Scottish woman, retired from teaching, never imagined for a moment that all the media spotlights would one day be focused on her, and that she could become part of human history. Yet this is what is happening now that British doctors have been
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The Nuffield Council on Bioethics in the United Kingdom says that it is acceptable to genetically manipulate human embryos, as long as the interventions do not harm the child or society as a whole. The council takes a surprisingly progressive position on this issue, but we are still a long way from
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DNA sequencing has become common practice in laboratories. The methods are improving every day and allow scientists and physicians to make considerable progress in their research. But have you ever wondered where that DNA came from? The question is not often asked, but yet the DNA trade
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From the very first minutes of birth, the baby is already undergoing a battery of tests to detect possible abnormalities. A new test proposed by a private company encourages parents to check the genetic code of the newborn to see if there is a risk that, in the course of his or her life, he or she will develop
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La technologie du séquençage de l’ADN aide les scientifiques à élucider les questions que les humains se posent sur les animaux depuis des siècles. En cartographiant les génomes animaux, nous avons maintenant une meilleure idée de la façon dont la girafe a eu son énorme cou et pourquoi les serpents
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Scientific knowledge is progressing every day. Every morning we discover a new exoplanet, a new way to produce energy, change our environment or improve our health. Yet researchers have just discovered a terra incognita. And not the least because it's lodged within our bodies,
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Aujourd’hui, nos données sont stockées essentiellement sur des supports magnétiques. Imaginons un instant qu’elles puissent être conservées dans de l’ADN, tout comme le sont les données génétiques des organismes vivants. Leur archivage serait alors illimité et tiendrait dans un volume extraordinairement restreint. C’est le pari que fait Microsoft dont les
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Today you can have your DNA sequenced in one day, and maybe in five years you can repair it with the so-called CRISPR/cas9 correction technologies. At the same time, the Internet short-circuits your ways of moving (with Uber and AirB&B), of checking yourself (quantified self and telemedicine) or of learning (MOOCS),
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Si vous êtes lecteur assidu de UP’ Magazine, vous connaissez sans doute le CRISPR-cas 9 dont nous faisons souvent état : ce ciseau biologique capable de copier-coller des morceaux d’ADN. C’est au tour maintenant de l’ARN de passer sous les ciseaux de C2C2. Une avancée considérable qui permettra d’éradiquer nombre de
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The question goes beyond science, it is of a philosophical, metaphysical nature. Man has always asked himself: How did life appear on our planet? What are the ingredients and the recipe that made it possible for something that will become a living being to gush out of the great cauldron?
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Les Biobanques sont méconnues. Pourtant, ce sont des banques pour la vie, notre santé, au sens propre, comme au sens figuré. Elles sont partout, dans les hôpitaux (environ 90 centres de ressources biologiques en France). Lorsqu’un patient donne son sang, son ADN, n’importe quel échantillon biologique pour un simple diagnostic, les
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Quand on observe le monde des biotechnologies, des bio-innovations et des manipulations génétiques, on est saisi tout à la fois d’émerveillement et d’effroi. C’est le cas, au regard de cette information délivrée par la très sérieuse revue Nature Communications. Une information qui a déjà fait le tour du monde mais
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A cocktail composed of a drop of blood, a swig of water, a dose of DNA and a few particles of gold: this mixture could well change and improve the diagnosis and treatment of certain diseases in the near future. Read More
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