Seventy-two new gene targets for breast cancer found
Two studies have discovered 72 new genetic variants associated with the risk of developing breast cancer...
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.
Two studies have discovered 72 new genetic variants associated with the risk of developing breast cancer...
Genetic factors may explain most of the risk of developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD), suggests a new analysis...
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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
Almost a year after the first live birth of a baby following a mitochondrial replacement technique procedure, the US Food and Drug Administration has sent a very strongly-worded letter to the scientist and team responsible for the event...
Scientists have published their study confirming they are the first to correct a disease-causing mutation in human embryos using genome editing...
Scientists in the US may have successfully used genome editing in human embryos to correct disease mutations, according to a report by MIT Technology Review...
US scientists have identified a new mechanism by which genes are silenced, or 'imprinted' during early embryonic development...
Genome-wide analysis in South Asian populations may provide insight into rare genetic diseases, suggests research...
How infants look at the world is strongly controlled by genetics, a new study has found...
Eliminating the faulty protein that causes Huntingdon's disease goes some way to reversing disease progression in mice, a study has found...
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