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PETAbout UsPeopleDr Melanie Krause

Dr Melanie Krause

Dr Melanie Krause is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She obtained a PhD in Cell Biology of Infection from University College London studying vaccinia virus interactions with host cells for her PhD with Dr Jason Mercer at the Medical Research Council Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology. Following her PhD, she is now a postdoctoral fellow at the European Molecular Biology Labatory in Heidelberg, Germany where she works in the field of genome editing in the lab of Professor Lars Steinmetz. She aims to improve genome editing techniques for protein tagging as well as developing novel read-outs for diverse cellular phenotypes. In her spare time, she is an advocate for science education and sustainability in research.

BioNews Articles by Dr Melanie Krause

Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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20 June 2022 • 2 minutes read

Monkeypox virus in semen prompts WHO investigation

by Dr Melanie Krause

Following the finding that monkeypox virus particles can be present in the semen of infected individuals, the World Health Organisation is now exploring the possibility that the virus could be sexually transmissible...

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.
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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 sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
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1 October 2021 • 2 minutes read

Gene that determines severity of COVID-19 discovered

by Dr Melanie Krause

Individuals with a specific version of the OAS1 gene have natural antiviral defences against SARS-CoV-2, resulting in less severe COVID-19 disease...

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.
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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 sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
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16 July 2021 • 2 minutes read

CRISPR genome editing blocks SARS-CoV-2 replication

by Dr Melanie Krause

CRISPR-based genome editing can be used to stop SARS-CoV-2 being replicated inside infected cells, researchers have shown…

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.
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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 sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
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11 June 2021 • 2 minutes read

Gene variant identified linked to asymptomatic COVID-19

by Dr Melanie Krause

A genetic variant that might provide some protection against severe COVID-19 disease has been identified in a new study led by researchers from Newcastle University...

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4 June 2021 • 2 minutes read

Cells that initiate heart tissue development identified

by Dr Melanie Krause

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute in London have shown the earliest known stage in mammalian heart development...

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30 April 2021 • 2 minutes read

Ageing impairs critical final egg maturation stage

by Dr Melanie Krause

Oocytes mature differently in older women, in a process that could contribute to a decrease in fertility, a study from scientists in Barcelona, Spain has shown...

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.
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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 sequencing output from an automated DNA sequencing machine.
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26 March 2021 • 2 minutes read

NHS launches polygenic scores pilot to calculate heart disease risk

by Dr Melanie Krause

The NHS is to trial a new approach in personalised medicine that aims to help calculate patients' individual risk for heart disease...

Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
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Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false-coloured cryogenic scanning electron micrograph).
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8 January 2021 • 1 minute read

Umbilical stem cells may help patients survive severe COVID-19

by Dr Melanie Krause

Stem cells from umbilical cords may help treat severe COVID-19 according to a small study from the University of Miami, Florida...

Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
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Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false-coloured cryogenic scanning electron micrograph).
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23 October 2020 • 2 minutes read

Organoids indicate that SARS-CoV-2 damages the brain barrier

by Dr Melanie Krause

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, can disrupt the blood-brain barrier in organoids and damage cells in the choroid plexus, which may lead to long-term neurological complications...

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2 October 2020 • 1 minute read

Women treated for ovarian tumours can conceive

by Dr Melanie Krause

Women treated for early-stage borderline ovarian tumours may still have a chance of becoming pregnant, according to a new study...

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