Gradient-inducing proteins crucial for embryo development
Proteins that exist in the junctions between cells have been shown to help create signalling gradients crucial for cell differentiation in human embryo models...
Cells are the building blocks of all living things. A human body is made up of around 100 trillion cells (100 million million).
Proteins that exist in the junctions between cells have been shown to help create signalling gradients crucial for cell differentiation in human embryo models...
Removing additional chromosomes, or arms of chromosomes, can stop cancer cells' ability to form tumours...
A new machine learning tool can profile the genetics of brain tumour cells in real-time, informing rapid treatment decisions during surgery...
A gene that confers resistance to bird flu transmission in humans could help researchers to predict which new strains could lead to a pandemic...
by Tom Turner
The first gene therapy for haemophilia A has been approved for severe cases by the US Food and Drug Administration...
by Jake Knox
Through a series of video installations, this Wellcome Collection exhibition delves into the complexities of race and identity in the modern era of avatars, videogames, and DNA ancestry...
Luke Steventon reviews a radio programme about mitochondria, which are described as producing energy production levels of '30 million volts per metre – like a bolt of lightning'...
by Hannah Flynn
Cells in early human embryos are unable to effectively repair the double-stranded DNA breaks made during CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing...
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