Tag: Cells

Central electrolyte layer: This thin, dense membrane allows only protons to pass between the electrodes while blocking electrons. Typically made from specialty materials like Nafion or solid oxides. Anode and cathode electrodes on either side of the electrolyte: Made of conductive mater...

THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION RECENTLY gave the green light to two groundbreaking treatments for sickle cell disease. One is Casgevy, which uses a gene-editing technique called CRISPR, and the other is Lyfgenia, a gene therapy. As a medical student, I remember seeing a young woman wi...

“It’s a rollercoaster of ups and downs,” says Huntley, CEO of the Lexington, Kentucky-based nonprofit Diabetes Leadership Council. “You don’t get a day off.” If you have diabetes, your pancreas can’t produce enough of the hormone insulin, which regulates ...