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gene

[jeen] / dʒin /


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Funding came from several Chinese research programs as well as Otovia Therapeutics Inc., the company that developed the gene therapy and employs many of the researchers involved.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Researchers at MIT have identified a gene mutation that may play a key role in this problem.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Scientists at the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute have identified more than 100 gene variants associated with schizophrenia through genome-wide association studies.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

In theory, the gene therapy works by introducing extra copies of the KL gene into the body’s cells so they make more klotho protein.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

For two genes on the same chromosome, the same principle applied: there was no simple way to separate the forked-bristle gene from the coat-color gene.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee