A research team describes how they engineered an efficient new enzyme that can produce a synthetic genetic material called threose nucleic acid. The ability to synthesize artificial chains of TNA, which is inherently more stable than DNA, advances the discovery of potentially more powerful, precise therapeutic options to treat cancer and autoimmune, metabolic and infectious diseases.
Read more …Team engineers new enzyme to produce synthetic genetic material

White-haired woman sitting in a wheelchair in a bathroom looking up at a dark-haired woman as she helps with face washing

Vice President Kamala Harris outlined a proposal to allow Medicare to expand its coverage of home health care[1] for older Americans. The Democratic presidential nominee announced this plan on the television talk show “The View.”

Harris explained that she aimed to take the burden off members of the “sandwich generation[2],” who are taking care of their kids and aging parents at the same time. She said the cost of this...

Read more

A research team evaluated the treatment outcomes for discoid lateral meniscus (DLM) with osteochondritis dissecans. Age was found to be a risk factor for osteochondritis dissecans relapse or post-operative occurrence, and surgery on patients ages 9 and under was found to be related to the occurrence of osteochondritis dissecans.
Read more …Oh my meniscus: Age poses risk of further knee injury in children

More Articles …