#Muscular dystrophy

My partner and I have been documenting daily life with a disability through Instagram without the filters and mushy inspo-porn. I’m brutally honest and open with my photos, revealing aspects of disabled life that you don’t often hear about. I’m Holly Warland, a 27-year-old woman from Australia and

Source: Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers If you’ve ever been to San Diego, chances are you’ve been to Balboa Park, a 1,200-acre urban cultural park that is home to a number of museums, theaters, open spaces, walking paths, the famous San Diego Zoo, and of course the largest annual

Author: Evan Fleischer / Source: Big Think Love dogs? So does science. Scientists can now edit the genes of dogs to relieve them of a particular type of muscular dystrophy. Preliminary results of this here study published at the end of August in Science and conducted by individuals from the

Author: Laurel Hamers / Source: Science News Gene editing can reverse muscular dystrophy in dogs. Using CRISPR/Cas9 in beagle puppies, scientists have fixed a genetic mutation that causes muscle weakness and degeneration, researchers report online August 30 in Science. Corrections to the gene

Author: Tina Hesman Saey / Source: Science News PUMP IT UP A new twist on gene editing makes the CRISPR/Cas9 molecular scissors act as a highlighter for the genetic instruction book. Such highlighting helps turn on specific genes. Using the new tool, researchers treated mouse versions of type 1