How new 'molecular scissors' may give crisper CRISPR
Researchers have revealed the structure and action of a new type of 'molecular scissors' known as Cpf1, which may improve CRISPR genome editing.
Rikita Patel was a Volunteer Writer at BioNews. She originally studied Biomedical Science at Kingston University, and went on to obtain an MSc in Reproductive Science and Women's Health from University College London.
by Rikita Patel
Researchers have revealed the structure and action of a new type of 'molecular scissors' known as Cpf1, which may improve CRISPR genome editing.
by Rikita Patel
A donor-conceived Dutch woman, Emi Stikkelman, is the first to find her sperm donor using an American commercial DNA bank...
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New patients referred for infertility treatment by their doctors will now have access to three cycles of IVF on the NHS in Scotland...
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People conceived using donor eggs or sperm now have a legal right to identifiable information about their biological parents in Victoria, Australia...
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The Wirral CCG has announced that it is cutting the provision of NHS-funded IVF cycles from three to two, in an attempt to reduce its financial deficit...
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A number of IVF clinics in the UK could be misleading people with their advertised success rates, a study suggests...
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A number of Australian IVF clinics are potentially misleading patients about their success rates, a consumer watchdog has warned...
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The first generation of men born through intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have lower sperm counts, according to a small study...
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The Indian foreign minister has intervened on social media in the case of a British couple who face having to leave the country without their surrogate-born child...
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Around one-fifth of scientific papers involving genomic data contain errors caused by the default settings in Microsoft Excel, according to a study...
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