Algorithm predicts outcomes of genome editing
A new machine learning tool has been developed to help measure the efficiency of a specific type of genome editing, and identify what affects the rate of insertion of a genetic sequence...
Proteins produced by a living organism which act to bring about, or increase the rate of, a specific biochemical reaction.
A new machine learning tool has been developed to help measure the efficiency of a specific type of genome editing, and identify what affects the rate of insertion of a genetic sequence...
A chemotherapy drug has been found to halt the replication of cancer cells via an unexpected mechanism...
A CRISPR-based form of genome editing that can replace entire genes may offer a new way to treat some genetic diseases...
A 13-year old girl has received the first ever 'base-editing' therapy, in which cells were genetically modified to fight her otherwise incurable leukaemia...
Delivering an enzyme-replacement therapy to a fetus via its umbilical cord prevented a child from developing symptoms of a rare genetic condition, in a first-of-its-kind clinical trial...
Regular enzyme infusions could prove to be an effective treatment for a rare and fatal childhood brain disease...
by Professor André Van Steirteghem
Thirty years on from the birth of the first baby using intracytoplasmic sperm injection, one of the pioneers of the technique, Professor André van Steirteghem looks back on how far they have come...
A gene which is expressed more in women than men could offer a clue as to why women are at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease...
The safety and efficiency of CRISPR-based genome editing may be improved by using an enzyme that cuts just one strand of DNA instead of both...
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