Many had welcomed genome-editing as the most exciting discovery in 21st century biology for its impressive applications. Yet, since the beginning, the lack of accuracy of the DNA-editing enzyme made it impossible to use it effectively. CIBIO, the Centre for Integrative Biology of the University of Trento, has found a way to turn it into a precision tool that only targets a specific site of DNA that needs to be removed. In this way it will be possible to use genome-editing to correct sequences of genes, for example in patients with genetic disorders or cancer. The study, conducted in Trento, has been published in “Nature Biotechnology”

90 years after the famous photo of the Solvay conference was taken, depicting 28 men scientists and one single woman, Marie Skłodowska Curie, the University of Trento and the Italian Physical Society present a different point of view: a new picture showing 28 women physicists and one man. Significant progress was made since Marie Skłodowska Curie’s times to improve the representation and the careers of women in physics. Yet, a lot more can be done starting by giving women more visibility. That was one of the topics of the conference of the Italian Physical Society in Trento

A research team led by CIBIO at the University of Trento has identified a fundamental biological mechanism in the creation of correct neuronal connections that, when altered, may cause neurodevelopmental disorders. The full study on Cell Reports

A European consortium of researchers and scientists is at work to develop a novel diagnostic kit. The Mirna Diseasy project, funded under Horizon 2020, is coordinated by Optoi, a Trentino-based company. The University of Trento participates with a Cibio laboratory to identify microRNAs that can be used as biomarkers and to improve their detection