Genome editing screen finds cancer mutations faster
A genome editing technique that allows researchers to test thousands of different mutations that might affect how cancer cells behave has been developed...
The specific DNA sequence present at a particular chromosome location.
A genome editing technique that allows researchers to test thousands of different mutations that might affect how cancer cells behave has been developed...
Key gene variants linked to running success have been identified in a small study on previously untrained participants...
Dr Brett Kagan discusses how his team is developing brain organoids in order to harness the inherent information processing potential found in neural systems...
Our DNA is less important as we age in influencing our susceptibility to age-related diseases, such as diabetes and cancer...
Professor Frances Flinter, emeritus professor of clinical genetics at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust discusses Gregor Mendel's life and works, 200 years after his birth...
Genetics may help to predict the risk of joint replacement rejection, a recent study suggests...
Every single human gene has been linked to its function by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who have made the comprehensive gene-function map freely available to the scientific community...
'Freezing Fertility' is a documentary by the Dutch broadcaster VPRO, which delves into the opinions and policies on egg cell freezing around the world...
Preimplantation genetic testing can be used in IVF to assess and select the genotype of embryos in order to avoid passing specific genetic disorders on to future children...
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