Biomolecular engineers at Rice University have found a C-worthy technique that dramatically enhances the accuracy of gene editing. The Rice lab of biomolecular engineer, Xue Sherry Gao, has introduced a set of tools that increase the accuracy of CRISPR-based edits in disease sequence models up to 6,000-fold compared with a current base editor, BE4max, that is considered state-of-the-art. Cytosine base editors are able to convert cytosines (C) to thymines (T) in the human genome, which...

With more widespread deployment of the Ebola vaccine to people living and working within hot zones, recently vaccinated people may encounter high-risk exposures to the virus before their body can develop the immunity needed to protect against infection. When a non-vaccinated person is exposed to Ebola virus, the most effective intervention currently available is an antibody treatment. But in someone who was recently vaccinated, experts have been concerned about the possibility of a harmful interaction...