Vaping linked to epigenetic changes in cheek cells
Epigenetic changes in the DNA of cheek cells have been linked to the use of e-cigarettes...
Epigenetic changes in the DNA of cheek cells have been linked to the use of e-cigarettes...
Two fertility clinic staff in Israel have been arrested over the transfer of embryos imported from Georgia, carrying a haemophilia B variant...
A new method of creating eggs from skin cells has been demonstrated in mice, and could have potential for treating infertility in future...
A BBC documentary about social egg freezing has accused the UK fertility sector of misleading advertising....
Guidance needs to be created for healthcare professionals on the limitations and ethics of using polygenic risk scores, an independent review has recommended...
by Yan Lau
Three separate clinical trials of engineered immune cells have reported results for treating glioblastoma, an aggressive and hard-to-treat brain cancer...
A genome editing technique that allows researchers to test thousands of different mutations that might affect how cancer cells behave has been developed...
by Jake Knox
An area in the human and mouse genome has been found to contain DNA that controls genes involved in anxiety...
by Hannah Flynn
Homerton Fertility Centre in London has had its licence suspended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority because of 'significant concerns about the clinic'...
Stem cells collected from amniotic fluid during pregnancy can be grown into organoids to study organ development and improve prenatal diagnosis of medical conditions...
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