Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the molecule that encodes genetic information. It contains four different chemicals, or bases, known as A, C, G and T.
Genes and chromosomes are made of DNA.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Prime assembly enables large-scale, targeted DNA editing
A new genome editing method allows long DNA fragments to be integrated into precise positions within the genome of cells...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
The Genetics of Infertility: Causes, Choices and Treatments
Genetic testing is beginning to identify causes of infertility that were previously unexplained. PET's latest event brought together clinicians and researchers to discuss the opportunities and limitations of reproductive genetics...
Inside the Facebook group where donor-conceived people find each other
Drawing on interviews with 28 Australian donor-conceived adults, Dr Giselle Newton's research examines how being part of a Facebook group shapes donor-conceived people's experiences, relationships and views on law reform...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Base editing clarifies risks of genome editing in human embryos
Base editing can efficiently alter the DNA of human embryos, but it can also result in unintended genomic changes....
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
AI atlas models the effects of nine billion DNA variants
A new AI-powered database predicts the effects of single-nucleotide changes in any of the three billion bases in human DNA...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Childhood cancer treatment linked to lasting mutations in healthy tissues
Children who have received platinum-based chemotherapy carry a distinct mutational signature in their livers as a result, as well as a higher level of mutations across various healthy tissues...