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Elevidys, a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, remains under review in the EU and the UK...
A new one-time gene therapy has prevented bleeding episodes in haemophilia A patients in an investigational study carried out in India...
A single genomic test effectively detects a broad range of infection-causing pathogens in the central nervous system and lungs, two studies in human patients have shown...
An artificial intelligence tool has been developed to analyse images of tumours and predict changes in gene expression within cancer cells...
The significance of the appeal court's decision in California to rule in favour with the FDA is that it reaffirms the FDA's authority over bogus stem cell treatments...
A gene therapy that halts a childhood-onset fatal brain disease has been associated with an increased risk of developing blood cancer...
In this dystopian novel, eggs or sperm can be created from any person's cells, resulting in celebrities facing the alarming potential of meeting biological children they never conceived...
This piece by Philippa Kemp, exploring how artificial wombs could change the universal experience of birth, won the first prize in the inaugural Marcus Pembrey BioNews Writing Competition...
A gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy has halted the muscle decline associated with the condition in mice, and has also shown promise at repairing the muscles...
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