Biotechnology notebook

Tag: biology

  • The Human Genome Project

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    Andy Wang
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    Recently at a summer camp I went to, the topic of the human genome project was brought up, so I decided to do some research about it. The human genome project was one of the largest biology projects in scientific history. It started in 1990 and lasted all the way until 2003. The main goals…

  • First patient treated with first-ever gene fix for deadly rare disease

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    Andy Wang
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    I recently watched a Youtube video about a new kind of personalized gene editing. I looked up articles about this advance and discovered that doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia applied customized CRISPR gene-editing treatment to rescue a baby who had a rare and lethal genetic disorder. This success not only offers hope for…

  • Conductive Bacteria

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    Andy Wang
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    I have always been interested in how electric eels could produce their own electricity. If we could use animals to help our research in developing new fuel sources, it would help pollution. Now we are one step closer. Scientists have identified a new species of cable bacteria, Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis, which acts like electrical wiring,…