Cholesterol-lowering gene therapy trial cancelled on safety grounds
A clinical trial for a CRISPR-based therapy for high-cholesterol has been suspended after a participant developed unforeseen side effects...
Proteins produced by a living organism which act to bring about, or increase the rate of, a specific biochemical reaction.
A clinical trial for a CRISPR-based therapy for high-cholesterol has been suspended after a participant developed unforeseen side effects...
A genome editing technique that allows researchers to test thousands of different mutations that might affect how cancer cells behave has been developed...
A 'NICER' way to edit the genome has been discovered by scientists...
A novel mutation is present in 39 percent of Parkinson's disease patients of African heritage, but is virtually absent in those of European descent, a global genome wide association study has found...
A new genome editing mechanism has been developed for the first time from a protein found in eukaryotes...
by Jake Knox
People who have had a stroke should have a genetic test to ensure they get the most appropriate treatment, according to new draft guidance by NICE...
A toddler with a rare condition has become the first child treated in the UK with a life-saving gene therapy. For the family it is bittersweet as only one of their two children can be saved...
Model livers, which contain cells that are genetically identical to tumour cells, have been developed to study a rare paediatric liver cancer...
In this episode of Genetics Unzipped, Dr Kat Arney explores how birthweight is linked to the risk of diabetes and investiges the multifaceted role of the hormone prolactin...
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