Cells are the building blocks of living things. A human body is made up of around 100 trillion cells.
The first 'lung-on-chip' model consisting solely of genetically identical cells derived from a single person can mimic breathing and simulate lung disease in an individual...
Both natural human embryos and stem cell-based embryo models have been observed implanting in cultured models of the human endometrial lining...
Professor Robin Lovell-Badge – chair of trustees at PET – discusses three new studies exploring human embryo implantation, and argues that while the research represents an important breakthrough, it should not be misconstrued as a step toward ectogenesis...
Sperm from a donor who was unknowingly carrying a cancer-causing mutation has been used to conceive at least 197 children across Europe...
Data on the effectiveness and safety of Casgevy gene therapy in children aged five to 11 years has been reported...
Following reports that UK patients are seeking PGT-P – a form of preimplantation genetic testing that involves polygenic scores – Professor Angus Clarke discusses problems with polygenic scores in general, and with PGT-P in particular...
A seventh person appears to have been cured of HIV due to a blood stem cell transplant...
A UK toddler with a rare genetic condition was the first person to receive a new gene therapy that appears to halt disease progression...
The 3D structure of the human genome has been mapped at the level of individual bases, defining complex structures which control how DNA functions within the cell...
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