"Genetic Enhancement" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of genetic methodologies to improve functional capacities of an organism rather than to treat disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D024861
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.104.500 E05.393.420.451 J01.897.115.250.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Genetic Enhancement- Genetic Enhancement
- Enhancements, Genetic
- Genetic Enhancements
- Enhancement, Genetic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Enhancement" by people in Profiles.
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Transcription factor-mediated reprogramming of fibroblasts to expandable, myelinogenic oligodendrocyte progenitor cells. Nat Biotechnol. 2013 May; 31(5):426-33.
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Protecting against wayward human induced pluripotent stem cells with a suicide gene. Biomaterials. 2012 Apr; 33(11):3195-204.
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Engineering integrin signaling for promoting embryonic stem cell self-renewal in a precisely defined niche. Biomaterials. 2010 Feb; 31(6):1219-26.
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Reason as our guide. PLoS Biol. 2004 Apr; 2(4):E116.