USA orders DNA tests to reunite separated migrant families
Over 2500 migrant children, who were separated from their parents at the US-Mexican border, will be genetically tested to reunite them with their families...
Dr Melanie Krause
Dr Melanie Krause was 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
Two-thirds of British people would not donate stem cells
A survey carried out by the blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan has found that 61 percent of British people would not feel encouraged to donate stem cells, even to help a family member or friend...
CRISPR used in stem cell model to predict heart risk
For the first time, scientists from Stanford University, California, have combined CRISPR genome editing with a stem cell system to model how a genetic mutation might affect heart disease risk...
Genome-editing cells with CRISPR may affect cancer risk
The success of genome editing is related to the activity of an important tumour suppressor gene, two separate studies have found...
Depression linked to lower fertility in men
Men who have major depression are less likely to conceive a child, a clinical study at the US National Institute of Health has found...