Sheep embryos with human cells grown for first time
Scientists have successfully grown sheep embryos containing human cells, taking a step towards a method for growing human organs in animals for transplantation...
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Genetic modification/engineering
The alteration of an organism's or a cell's genetic material using biotechnology techniques. Traditionally, the term has referred only to alterations involving the introduction of transgenic (foreign) DNA.
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China has treated 86 people with CRISPR genome editing
China has administered CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing to at least 86 cancer patients, a new report has revealed.
Gene therapy shows 'mind-blowing' success in treating haemophilia A
A new gene therapy for haemophilia A has exceeded expectations in a recent clinical trial...
Gene therapy effective for treatment-resistant leukaemia
A new gene therapy for leukaemia is effective for a majority of patients who showed resistance to previous therapies...
Why germline genome editing may be discriminatory
On the 20th anniversary of the of the 1997 European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo Convention), the Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics organised an international conference entitled ‘Relevance and Challenges’ last month in St
FDA approves second gene therapy for cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration have approved the world’s second gene therapy to target blood cancer...
FDA advisors back gene therapy for rare inherited blindness
The US Food Drug and Administration advisory committee has backed the use of gene therapy to treat a hereditary disease for the first time...
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.
Podcast Review: Naked Genetics - Exposing the Contents of Your Genes
'Would you donate your genome?' Straight to the point, the introduction immediately grabbed my attention. Genome donation wasn't something I had even considered before listening to this podcast, so I was very curious to learn more...
How should we discuss genome editing in public?
What do patients and laypeople think and know about genome editing and its implications? What are the best ways for experts and others to discuss genome editing in public, so as to improve public understanding and avoid confusion? The Progress Educational
Brain has 'genetic calendar' for ageing
A 'genetic lifespan calendar' of lifelong gene expression changes has been discovered in human and mouse brains...