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WritingLife launches to grapple with the ethics of synthetic DNA
Professor Anna Smajdor, a philosopher who has worked on ethics and synthetic biology for over 20 years, explains why synthetic DNA could change our world, and why we need ethical guidelines to deal with a profoundly new kind of life…
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.
Beyond the helix: will the NHS Ten-Year Plan deliver for people with rare genetic conditions?
Genetic Alliance UK has been reviewing the 168-page document to understand what the Plan means for the 3.5 million people living with genetic, rare, and undiagnosed conditions in the UK...
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.
Targeting four-stranded DNA could improve ovarian cancer treatment
Four stranded regions of the genome have been linked to chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer, offering a new potential avenue for therapy...
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.
Obituary: Dr Franklin Stahl
Dr Franklin Stahl, a prominent molecular biologist whose work helped solidify the DNA double helix model, has died aged 95...
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.
Knot-like DNA structures in human genome mapped
The structure of the DNA double helix continues to be unravelled as scientists produce the first comprehensive map of 'knot'-like structures, called i-motifs...
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.
Embryos fail to repair DNA following CRISPR/Cas9-based editing
Cells in early human embryos are unable to effectively repair the double-stranded DNA breaks made during CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing...
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.
Podcast Review: BBC Inside Science – 70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA's structure
On the 70th anniversary of the publication of the seminal papers detailing the DNA double helix, we have new insight into the discovery of DNA's structure. Three experts are interviewed in this BBC Inside Science podcast...
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
New CRISPR protein discovered that destroys infected cells
A newly described CRISPR-associated protein can kill infected cells by cutting all types of DNA and RNA...