The top 6 limitations of CRISPR for successful treatments
Reading Time: 6 minutes China started CRISPR clinical trials already in 2015. The US came shortly after. Why so few diseases targeted? What are the limitations of CRISPR technology for clinical applications? Damn, this CRISPR-thing escalated fast. In 2013, we could read the first reports of the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 being used in human and mouse cells and shortly…
How to recognize pseudoscience: 5 common traits
Reading Time: 9 minutes Let’s talk pseudoscience. Why? Because it’s so available and many times seen as a replacement for conventional medicine. And to be honest, it also scares the crap out of me. We see it on the news, advertisements and social media. It can be good to learn how to recognize pseudoscience. Some pharmacies even have shelves…
In wine we trust – how feeding cells with wine cured cancer
Reading Time: 6 minutes Red wine cures cancer! That caught your attention, didn’t it? It’s just an example of titles or statements that can quickly spread in social media and cause confusion, in addition to a smile of course. An incomplete truth gets massive attention for a while to eventually dissipate in the chaos of news that we are…