Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Podcast Review: Selling Misleading Fertility Hope
Kayleen Devlin investigates the fertility supplement industry, examining claims made online and the limited scientific evidence behind them...
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Stem cell treatment for Parkinson's to be assessed in the clinic
An early phase clinical trial using induced pluripotent stem cells to treat Parkinson's disease has been approved...
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.
Gene therapy fast-tracked for liver disorder in babies
A novel gene insertion therapy to treat a rare liver disorder in newborns has received regulatory designations in the USA and 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.
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
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.
Gene therapy for rare brain disease shows promise in early clinical trial
Children with a fatal brain disorder showed significant improvements after receiving gene therapy in an early-stage clinical trial...
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.
CRISPR genome editing trials paused due to liver toxicity
Two gene therapy trials run by Intellia Therapeutics have been paused after a study participant was hospitalised...