Devika Sooklall is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews. Previously, she studied Biological Sciences at Kingston University, London, focusing on genetics and molecular biology.
A genetically engineered pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a human recipient for the first time...
145 genes have been identified as key to maintaining genome stability, protection, repair, and preventing DNA damage...
Using whole genome sequencing and clinical data aids the delivery of personalised cancer care, landmark study shows...
Macaque monkeys have become some of the longest-surviving recipients of cross-species organ transplants, after receiving genome-edited pig kidneys...
A 'NICER' way to edit the genome has been discovered by scientists...
Maternal metabolism is 'remote controlled' by the father's 'greedy' gene during pregnancy, according to new research by Cambridge scientists...
Concerted regulation of human genome editing technologies and their applications is still needed, was the consensus at the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing...
A chemotherapy drug has been found to halt the replication of cancer cells via an unexpected mechanism...
Alcohol influences telomere length and accelerates biological ageing according to a genetic-based study...
Mutations which lead to the dominance of certain blood stem cells in the over 70s could be behind some of the health issues people experience in old age...
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