How close is H5N1 bird flu to becoming airborne?
New Scientist - 05-Dec-2024A single mutation could unlock the virus's potential for human-to-human transmission
Michael Le Page
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Articles written by Michael Le Page
The growing threat of antibiotic resistance: A global crisis in the making
New Scientist - 16-Sep-2024How drug-resistant infections could claim millions of lives by 2050 without urgent action
New wearable band monitors sweat to help users avoid overexertion
New Scientist - 04-Sep-2024It offers a non-invasive alternative to blood lactate testing
New gene-editing tool, 'bridge editing,' surpasses CRISPR in precise DNA alterations
New Scientist - 26-Jun-2024Potential for advancements in medicine, agriculture, and other fields
Millions living near airports at risk due to ultrafine particle pollution from airplanes
New Scientist - 24-Jun-2024Particles are linked to respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological diseases
Single-dose gene-editing therapy offers permanent solution to high cholesterol levels
New Scientist - 14-Nov-2023Early results show promise in eliminating the need for lifelong statins
New, publicly available "unknome" database for poorly studied proteins
New Scientist - 08-Aug-2023Many neglected proteins/genes have essential function, finding out may accelerate future research
Game-changing bacteriophage could revolutionize gene therapy
New Scientist - 30-May-2023Ability to carry vast amounts of DNA and other molecules promises substantial advancements in gene and cell therapies
Bacterial 'nanosyringes' inject drugs directly into human cells
New Scientist - 29-Mar-2023More research needed but a revolutionary way to treat many diseases, including cancer
CRISPR gene editing to cure beta thalassaemia and sickle cell disease
New Scientist - 12-Jun-2020Didn't change the inherited faulty gene, but gene to switch on fetal haemoglobin production
Scientists can control target nerve cells in living nematodes
New Scientist - 19-Mar-2020Until now there has been no way to control only a selected group of nerve cells
CRISPR gene editing to help immune cells target and kill cancer
New Scientist - 06-Feb-2020First CRISPR cancer trial in the world publish its promising findings
CRISPR technology edited plant cells after being sprayed on their leaves
New Scientist - 01-Nov-2019Can get into animal cells, so I wonder if this could be used with humans in future?
Experimental drug reversed the fat build up in the liver
New Scientist - 02-Oct-2019Tests done on animals suggest that CRMP reduces heart disease risk and animals didn't lose weight
Naked mole rat can survive with hardly any oxygen
New Scientist - 20-Apr-2017Long-lived for its size and rarely gets cancer. Oxygen level of 5 per cent (compared to 20% in a...
Injection could permanently lower cholesterol by changing DNA
New Scientist - 06-Feb-2017People born with natural mutations that disable a specific gene have a lower risk of heart diseas...
Surge in obesity and diabetes could be linked to food additives
New Scientist - 09-Feb-2016Emulsifiers in processed foods may disrupt gut health, potentially contributing diabetes
