The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched [https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-launches-clinical-trial-three-mrna-hiv-vaccines] Phase I clinical trials for three experimental HIV vaccine candidates. Developed by Moderna, all three vaccines utilize mRNA technology, the same platform used for creating the company’s FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine. * The vaccines prompt...
The first human to receive a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig, David Bennett (57), has died two months after the surgery. The pig heart functioned normally for several weeks, and the University of Maryland Medical Center provided regular updates suggesting that Bennet was improving. Bennett’s body did not...
Doctors have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig heart into a human for the first time in history. The University of Maryland Medical Center announced that that transplant was successful and that the 57-year-old patient, David Bennet, was doing well three days later. Bennet had terminal heart disease and had...
The US scientists who have created the world’s first living robots have now found a way to make them reproduce. Known as “Xenobots,” the robots were created for the first time last year using stem cells of the Xenopus laevis, an African clawed frog. An AI program powered by...
A Silicon Valley startup, Conception, is exploring ways to turn blood into human eggs to rewrite the rules of reproduction. Founded by former Y-Combinator employee Matt Krisiloff, the startup has raised $20 million from prominent tech figures to propagate artificial egg production. The startup is first attempting to make replacement...
In a breakthrough, a group of scientists in India has developed a thermostable version of insulin, which doesn’t need to be refrigerated. Insulin typically needs to be stored at around 36-46°F (2–8°C). The new thermostable insulin can survive temperatures of up to 149°F (65°C)...
