Cancer mutations explored using organoids and CRISPR
Organoids and CRISPR/Cas9 have been combined in a novel method to study genetic mutations occurring in cancer...
Molly Godfrey is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. Molly currently works as a clinical scientist in genomics at the North West Genomics Laboratory Hub. She obtained her PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology at Cancer Research UK's London Research Institute (now subsumed into The Francis Crick Institute), where her work made use of budding yeast to further our understanding of the molecular mechanisms controlling cell replication. Previously, she studied Biological Sciences at the University of Warwick.
Organoids and CRISPR/Cas9 have been combined in a novel method to study genetic mutations occurring in cancer...
A comprehensive map of genes crucial to tumour cell survival has been created by researchers...
A gene variant which gives protection against the most dangerous form of malaria has been identified...
A genetic study of breast cancer patients suggests that existing drugs for treating rare breast and ovarian cancers may help more patients than previously thought...
A Canadian man with Fabry disease — a rare, inherited enzyme deficiency — is the first person to be given gene therapy for the condition...
Scientists have identified a method by which all the cells in a tumour could potentially be recognised and eradicated by the patient's own immune system...
Two girls have become the first children to be diagnosed with rare genetic conditions through the 100,000 Genomes Project — the NHS DNA-sequencing initiative...
A substantial proportion of childhood cancers are caused by mutations in genes that are known to cause cancer in adults, scientists have found...
Fathers or brothers of men found guilty of committing a sexual offence are four to five times more likely than average to commit an offence themselves, a new study claims...
A genetic test to estimate the chance of breast cancer recurrence after surgery is set to become more widely available on the NHS....
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