Spanish scientists resurrect proteins from millions of years ago and use them to correct albinism in human cells

Spanish scientists resurrect parts of bacteria from 2.6 billion years ago that could cure genetic diseases

The study opens up new avenues in the manipulation of DNA and in the treatment of diseases such as cancer or diabetes

Spanish scientists reconstruct proteins from 2.6 billion years ago capable of editing genes

Researchers are using them to correct albinism in human cells.

Spanish scientists resurrect proteins from millions of years ago and use them to correct albinism in human cells

For years, scientists around the world have been searching for microbes in the ice of Antarctica, in the deepest trenches in the oceans and in the most hostile volcanic environments on the planet. Its objective is to find new proteins with which to improve current genetic editing techniques. This could open the door to a new era of science and medicine in which a multitude of diseases are cured by correcting patients' genomes with astonishing ea…

A group of Spanish scientists' resurrect 'proteins from 2.6 billion years ago

The researchers argue that this discovery opens up new avenues in manipulating DNA and treating diseases such as ALS or cancer.

Spanish scientists reconstruct proteins from 2.6 billion years ago with revolutionary applications

The research has also revealed that the CRISPR-Cas system has become more complex over time and has been adapting to the new virus threats that bacteria have suffered in their evolution.

Resurrecting proteins from 2.6 billion years ago to edit genes in the future

An international study led by state scientists demonstrates how to create new gene-editing systems with molecules that no longer exist