SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The government is aiming to increase South Korea’s healthy life expectancy from 73 to 76 by 2022 with the aid of technological innovations spearheaded by the emergence of precision medicine and expedited R&D efforts in pharmaceuticals. 1 In a document released on November 30 detailing the various measures necessary to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean agriculture authorities are turning to genetic engineering to develop high-quality beef as part of their efforts to meet the growing interest and varying demand for different beef cuts in the country. The Rural Development Administration (RDA) announced on Wednesday that it is developing technology to genetically assess [...]
Washington, August 7, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – The applications of gene therapy and genetic engineering are broad: everything from pet fish that glow red to increased crop yields worldwide to cures for many of the diseases that plague humankind. But realizing them always starts with solving the same basic scientific question — how to “transfect” [...]