Epigenetic test identifies cervical cancer precursor cells
A simple test can identify those who will develop potentially dangerous cervical cell changes up to four years in advance...
A simple test can identify those who will develop potentially dangerous cervical cell changes up to four years in advance...
Epigenetic changes to DNA can be inherited by multiple generations of offspring, new research has shown...
Presenter, Dr Kat Arney, is in her element in this fascinating Genetics Unzipped episode on liquid biopsies...
Researchers have developed a simple test that could be used to screen women with suspected endometrial cancer and reduce the need for more invasive diagnostic methods...
Egg cells are kept in a form of stasis from when they are first formed in the fetus until they mature in adulthood, by a protein which regulates transcription, a new study in mice has shown...
To celebrate Gregor Mendel's 200th birthday, PET and Genomics England held an event reflecting on what science and medicine have inherited from Mendel and what the future holds regarding our understanding and treatment of genetic disorders in the era of whole genome sequencing...
Changes that occur to DNA that could cause IVF embryos to stop dividing have been identified...
A new method for determining the 'biological age' of sperm may be a useful predictor of pregnancy success...
A 'factory reset' of the brain, using genome editing, could be used to treat alcohol addiction and anxiety, scientists have suggested...
A new magnetic resonance imaging technique has allowed scientists to observe epigenetic changes in the brain.
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