DNA study may have implications for mitochondrial donation
Mitochondria are not as interchangeable as originally thought, with implications for the selection of donors for mitochondrial donation...
Jenny Sharpe
Dr Jenny Sharpe was a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She has recently completed her PhD in mitochondrial biology at University College London. Her research, conducted in the laboratory of Professor Michael Duchen, focussed on mitochondrial dysfunction in core myopathies. She is now working at Muscular Dystrophy UK as the Research Communications Officer.
BioNews Articles by Jenny Sharpe
New structure found in sperm may help understand infertility
Cutting-edge microscopy has unveiled a structure inside sperm that may play a key role in infertility and birth defects...
Stem cell therapy shows promise in patients with sight loss
Preliminary results from two early stage clinical trials suggest that embryonic stem cells could be used to treat patients with dry age-related macular degeneration...
Call for Australia to allow mitochondrial donation techniques
A campaign has been launched in Australia to overturn laws preventing couples from accessing mitochondrial donation...
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 therapy reverses muscular dystrophy in dogs in world first
A safe and effective gene therapy treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy in dogs has been demonstrated...
18 new genes linked to autism
A study that sequenced the whole genomes of over 5000 people has discovered 18 genes associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)...
Radio Review: The Life Scientific — Ian Wilmut on Dolly the Sheep
Dolly the sheep was undoubtedly the world's most famous sheep — but how did she come to be, and what did she mean to her creator, Professor Sir Ian Wilmut?...
Ice-bucket challenge funds ALS gene discoveries
Donations from the ALS 'ice-bucket challenge' have funded research that has led to the discovery of new genes linked to the disease...
Genome editing treats muscular dystrophy in mice
Scientists in the USA have shown that the genome-editing technique CRISPR can improve muscle function in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy...
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 mutation may hold key to muscular dystrophy treatment
Researchers have discovered a gene linked to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) after a dog bred to model the disease was found to have a protective mutation against it...