Researcher Liangxue Lai and his coworkers have now found a way to genetically mutate dogs. They took out a certain gene so the dogs will have twice the amount of muscle mass and have stronger running ability. Lai says that using gene-editing technology to for DNA mutations in dogs that could lead to treat symptoms of human diseases such as Parkinson’s and muscular dystrophy.
New Way to Edit Genes
Researchers in Washington State have shown that going into the cell’s homologous recombination repair pathway is a more efficient and precise way to change genes. This is more efficient because not only does it disrupt the gene but it puts in new information too.
Genetic Engineering
Genetic engineering (GE) is the modification of an organism'sgenetic composition, often involving the of traits, or genes from one organism to another.
New Genetic Discoveries
Julie Williams form Cardiff University recently led the world's largest genetic investigation of Alzheimer's disease, screening about 20,000 people. They are trying to find a way to remove the harmful gene and hope to lower the amount of people who develop this disease. In March of this year a team of scientists preformed an experiment that analyzed the genetics of 80,000 people (making it the largest screen for heart-disease related genes ever). The study concluded that there are 13 new genes that are causing heart problems.