Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
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Genome editing
Making deliberate alterations to the DNA sequence at targeted locations in the genome. This can include deleting, inserting or replacing sections of DNA. Several approaches can be used to achieve these changes including zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs), TALENs, CRISPR/Cas and base editing.
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Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Rare genetic disease appears to be cured after gene therapy
A novel gene insertion therapy may be able to cure infants of a rare genetic liver disease...
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
CRISPR genome editing can be controlled with ultrasound
A novel way to control CRISPR genome editing using focused ultrasound has been discovered...
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Molecule that enhances CRISPR genome editing destroys part of the genome
A molecule that can be used to enhance CRISPR genome editing also causes unintended destruction of large sections of the genome in human cells...
Image by K Hardy via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human embryo at the blastocyst stage (about six days after fertilisation) 'hatching' out of the zona pellucida.
What Is the Embryo's Special Status in the Lab?
The second session of the PET 2024 Annual Conference, 'What Is the Embryo's Special Status in the Lab?', focused on the opportunities and challenges presented by using human embryos in research...
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.
AI creates synthetic genetic sequences and genome editing system
An artificial intelligence model has been developed that is capable of decoding genomes and designing synthetic DNA, RNA and proteins...
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
South Africa may allow heritable human genome editing
In a significant update to its health research ethics guidelines, South Africa has introduced a new framework covering heritable human genome editing...
