Artificial genes help scientists understand how cells develop
Synthetic DNA technology has been used to develop artificial genes, demonstrating how cells in an embryo are directed where to migrate and what cell type to become...
Catherine Turnbull is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is currently studying for her PhD in the MRC Prion Unit at University College London. Her project focuses on the role of tau within Alzheimer's disease. She previously gained her MRes in Neuroscience from University of St Andrews and studied for her BSc in Biochemistry at the University of Bath.
Synthetic DNA technology has been used to develop artificial genes, demonstrating how cells in an embryo are directed where to migrate and what cell type to become...
A gene has been identified which could play a role in increasing the risk of women developing Alzheimer's disease...
A UK widower has won the legal right to use the last remaining embryo that he made with his late wife in a landmark legal case...
For the first time, Australian women will be able to receive up to $2000 to cover fertility treatment as part of the New South Wales government initiative in Australia...
Olympic gold medallist Tom Daley discusses his experience of parenthood and the challenges he faced starting a family as a gay man...
Dopamine-producing cells created from induced pluripotent stem cells and transplanted into rats with Parkinson's disease, successfully alleviated symptoms, a new study has shown...
Precursors to the stem cells that make blood have been derived in vitro from human pluripotent stem cells for the first time...
Children born to women who underwent fertility treatment are associated with an increased risk of developing asthma, eczema, and other related allergies, despite their parental predisposition...
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