Scientists base-edit first viable human embryos
A new approach to treating Marfan syndrome may be on the horizon, thanks to developments in genome editing...
A new approach to treating Marfan syndrome may be on the horizon, thanks to developments in genome editing...
by Jean Bvumbe
It's not often you get to play board games at work. Recently at Guy's Hospital in London, the research nurse team were delighted to try out The Genomics Game, released by the NHS's Genomics Education Programme...
Researchers have discovered that the protein responsible for the development of Huntington's disease is highly toxic to cancer cells...
Nebula Genomics, a new firm founded by geneticists, has announced its plan to sequence customers’ genomes cheaply and allow them to sell their own genomic information for digital money...
A newly identified genetic mutation causes members of an Italian family to be unable to feel pain and could lead to the development of new painkillers, research suggests...
Two extra letters have been added to the genetic code in bacteria, bringing the number of 'letters' up to six...
Scientists have developed the genome editing technique known as 'base editing' to turn adenine-thymine base pairs back to guanine-cytosine...
A new molecular tool to change individual letters in an RNA sequence may open up new possibilities for gene therapy...
Scientists have repaired the faulty gene in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy by using gold nanoparticles to deliver the genome editing tool CRISPR-Cas9...
A genome editing technique called 'base editing' has been used to correct the mutation causing the inherited blood disorder beta-thalassemia in human embryos...
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