One of the major challenges facing gene therapy – a way to treat disease by replacing a patient’s defective genes with healthy ones – is… Read more
Category: genetics
From Marmots to Mole-rats to Marmosets
Much of longevity and aging research focuses on studying extremely long-lived species, including bats, naked mole-rats and bowhead whales, to find genetic changes that contribute… Read more
Joaquin Phoenix’s lips mocked – here’s what everyone should know about cleft lip
After discussing actor Joaquin Phoenix’s appearance on her talk show earlier this month, Wendy Williams received near universal condemnation for mocking those affected with cleft… Read more