Dr Greg Ball is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. He is currently training to be a patent attorney, specialising in the life sciences and biotechnology fields. He obtained his PhD at University College London (UCL)'s Ear Institute, where his research, funded by Action on Hearing Loss, focused on the cell biology underlying deafness and hearing loss. Previously, he studied Biochemistry at the University of Oxford, and went on to work at the Medical Research Council's Mammalian Genetics Unit.
A ground-breaking new stem cell therapy has restored sight in the first two patients to receive it...
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Research into human germline genome editing should continue, recommends an international group of 11 human genetics organisations...
An experimental stem cell therapy appears to have restored some feeling and limb control in five patients paralysed by spinal cord injuries...
Researchers in Japan have found a way to overcome a major obstacle to using stem-cell grown kidneys in animals...
A technique that delivers genes into the inner ears of mice has been used to restore hearing, marking the first time that gene therapy has been successfully used to treat deafness...
Retinal cells derived from human embryonic stem cells have been successfully transplanted into four Korean patients with macular degeneration...
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A pool of stem cells found on the surface of the eye can be used to form light-sensitive cells that could one day treat blindness, researchers have reported...
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