May 2019 - Charting New Roads

Pancreatic Cancer May Soon Be Prevented Through New Gene Therapy

October 31, 2021May 21, 2019 by The Northern Charitable Foundation

Genetic engineering and DNA manipulation as the biotechnology science of genetically modified foods or living organisms with an image of a dna strand on a parchment texture being changed by a pencil eraser.

Researchers recently made a significant discovery related to pancreatic cancer. When the ataxia-telangiectasia group D complementing (ATDC) gene was removed from a group of cancer-prone mice, none of the mice developed cancer. Cancer in the pancreas is a particularly deadly form of the dreaded disease. It is often diagnosed late and tends to resist treatment. … Read more

A Major Milestone in Genetic Editing

November 1, 2021May 1, 2019 by The Northern Charitable Foundation

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new technology that may disrupt the current methodology for genetic editing using the Argonaute protein from Natronobacterium gregoryi (NgAgo). Gene editing is a hot topic among the international scientific community, and it is not without controversy. As a result, the World Health Organization has demanded the establishment of … Read more