Genome editing prevents mitochondrial disease in mice
A gene-editing technique that may prevent mutated mitochondrial DNA from being passed down from mother to child has shown success in an animal study...
A gene-editing technique that may prevent mutated mitochondrial DNA from being passed down from mother to child has shown success in an animal study...
Scientists have developed a technique to lengthen telomeres - the 'caps' on the end of chromosomes that protect DNA - in human cells in the lab, increasing the cells' lifespan...
Two papers published back to back in Nature took our breath away earlier this year, but the research community soon became sceptical and the published work was subjected to unprecedented scrutiny. How is it possible that something like this could happen?...
by Emily Hoggar
Exercise directly affects which genes are expressed or silenced, causing fat cells to function differently, according to a study in PLOS Genetics...
A drug has been found to suppress the gene underlying a rare but fatal disease, according to results from an early-stage clinical trial...
Scientists have for the first time been able to switch on and off the effects of a genetic disease, myotonic dystrophy, in human muscle tissue...
by Zara Mahmoud
Scientists have found molecular similarities between a subtype of breast cancer and a hard-to-treat form of ovarian cancer...
The first detailed maps of genetic activity in the human brain have been published online by scientists...
by Zara Mahmoud
Two independent studies have suggested new targets for treating neurodegenerative diseases...
US researchers have developed a way to analyse the viability of human eggs at a genetic level without causing them harm. This technology will help improve the chances of successful IVF for couples with fertility problems...
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