Improved base-editors advance CRISPR based genome editing
Refined base editing techniques that appear to reduce off-target effects may improve the accuracy of future gene therapies, according to new research...
The extent to which a particular trait is inherited. Studies of heritability typically estimate the proportion of observed variation in a particular trait (for example, height) that can be attributed to inherited genetic factors in contrast to environmental ones.
Refined base editing techniques that appear to reduce off-target effects may improve the accuracy of future gene therapies, according to new research...
DNA-themed products are becoming increasingly common within the consumer marketplace, however, genetic literacy within the general population is typically poor which may make it difficult for potential customers to scrutinise these products with a discerning eye...
Promising results from clinical trials give hope for using CRISPR genome editing to treat various heritable diseases and cancer in humans...
Developing post-traumatic stress disorder following traumatic events has a strong genetic component, a new study shows...
The German Ethics Council has stated that intervention in the human germline - that is, DNA inherited by children from their parents - 'is not inviolable' when it comes to potential interventions...
A study of 55,000 people has found the first regions of the genome linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
Your genetics may have less impact on how long you will live than previously thought, according to research using family trees consisting of more than 400 million individuals...
Finnish researchers have identified two possible mutations in one gene that are both correlated with prostate cancer...
In a new report, the UK's Nuffield Council on Bioethics has concluded that the use of heritable genome editing 'could be ethically acceptable in some circumstances'...
by Ewa Zotow
Researchers have discovered a gene which may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease...
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