Stem cells offer potential treatment for hearing loss
Scientists have developed a way of growing thousands of human hair cells — sensors in the inner ear that detect sound — from stem cells...
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Gene for 'fullness' identified
Researchers have identified a gene in roundworms that is involved in the feeling of fullness and the need to sleep after a meal...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Genetic study identifies new type of muscular dystrophy
Scientists have identified a unique form of congenital muscular dystrophy, characterised by short stature, intellectual disabilities and cataracts...
Gene therapy improves hearing in deaf mice
A novel gene therapy technique has partially restored hearing and balance in deaf mice...