Genetics /tags/genetics Genetics en-US Copyright ĚÇĐÄvlog´«Ă˝/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:40:00 GMT Vegetables that ripen whenever you’re ready to eat them? Scientists at CSU want to make it a reality /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-12/vegetables-that-ripen-whenever-youre-ready-to-eat-them-scientists-at-csu-want-to-make-it-a-reality Imagine being able to tell the vegetables in your garden when to ripen. Researchers at Colorado State University say they’re developing genetic “toggle switches” for plants that would let people control when and how their crops grow. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-12/vegetables-that-ripen-whenever-youre-ready-to-eat-them-scientists-at-csu-want-to-make-it-a-reality In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner Coronavirus 101: The Different COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests, Explained /science/2020-07-21/coronavirus-101-the-different-covid-19-diagnostic-tests-explained Colorado has tested nearly 450,000 people for COVID-19. Right now, about 5% of daily tests come back positive. When you get tested for COVID-19, how does… Tue, 21 Jul 2020 21:53:58 GMT /science/2020-07-21/coronavirus-101-the-different-covid-19-diagnostic-tests-explained SerĂ© Williams A Year In, 1st Patient To Get Gene Editing For Sickle Cell Disease Is Thriving /npr-news/2020-06-23/a-year-in-1st-patient-to-get-gene-editing-for-sickle-cell-disease-is-thriving Since receiving a landmark treatment with the gene-editing tool CRISPR, a sickle cell patient has the strength to care for herself and her children — while navigating the pandemic. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:04:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-06-23/a-year-in-1st-patient-to-get-gene-editing-for-sickle-cell-disease-is-thriving Rob Stein Do Genetics Affect How Our Bodies Fight COVID-19? /2020-04-28/do-genetics-affect-how-our-bodies-fight-covid-19 The Mountain West News Bureau is taking questions from listeners across the region about the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have a question, email us at... Tue, 28 Apr 2020 13:14:04 GMT /2020-04-28/do-genetics-affect-how-our-bodies-fight-covid-19 Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi In A 1st, Doctors In U.S. Use CRISPR Tool To Treat Patient With Genetic Disorder /npr-news/2019-07-29/in-a-1st-doctors-in-u-s-use-crispr-tool-to-treat-patient-with-genetic-disorder Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Miss., has sickle cell disease. She is the first patient ever to be publicly identified as being involved in a study testing the use of CRISPR for a genetic disease. Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:18:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-07-29/in-a-1st-doctors-in-u-s-use-crispr-tool-to-treat-patient-with-genetic-disorder Rob Stein The Promises And Pitfalls Of Gene Sequencing For Newborns /npr-news/2019-07-08/the-promises-and-pitfalls-of-gene-sequencing-for-newborns Traditional blood tests still do a better job flagging common inherited diseases. Gene sequencing can be useful for detecting some conditions, but the results can be difficult to interpret. Mon, 08 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-07-08/the-promises-and-pitfalls-of-gene-sequencing-for-newborns Richard Harris Nevada Health Study Using Genetics To Fight Disease Statewide /2019-06-28/nevada-health-study-using-genetics-to-fight-disease-statewide Genetics can tell us a lot about ourselves, from where we come from to our risk of developing disease. In Nevada, researchers are collecting this... Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:40:32 GMT /2019-06-28/nevada-health-study-using-genetics-to-fight-disease-statewide Noah Glick Will Gene-Edited Food Be Government Regulated? /npr-news/2019-05-10/will-gene-edited-food-be-government-regulated Crops that have had their DNA tweaked with new gene-editing tools are entering the food supply. But governments are struggling to figure out how — or even whether — to regulate them. Fri, 10 May 2019 09:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-05-10/will-gene-edited-food-be-government-regulated Dan Charles Scientists Thread A Nano-Needle To Modify The Genes Of Plants /npr-news/2019-03-10/scientists-thread-a-nano-needle-to-modify-the-genes-of-plants Getting DNA into plant cells is tricky. Researchers have tried using infectious bacteria, as well as gene guns that shoot gold bullets. Then a physicist came up with a new approach almost by accident. Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:23:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-03-10/scientists-thread-a-nano-needle-to-modify-the-genes-of-plants Joe Palca A Gulp Of Genetically Modified Bacteria Might Someday Treat A Range Of Illnesses /npr-news/2019-03-08/a-gulp-of-genetically-modified-bacteria-might-someday-treat-a-range-of-illnesses Researchers think genetically engineered versions of microbes that can live in humans could help treat some rare genetic disorders and perhaps help with Type 1 diabetes, cirrhosis and cancer. Fri, 08 Mar 2019 10:21:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-03-08/a-gulp-of-genetically-modified-bacteria-might-someday-treat-a-range-of-illnesses Rob Stein