NHS approves gene-silencing drug for rare hereditary condition
The first RNA-based therapy has been approved for NHS use in England...
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Sydney Brenner, geneticist and Nobel laureate, dies aged 92
Professor Sydney Brenner, a pioneering molecular biologist and Nobel prize winner, has died at the age of 92...
Gene linked to schizophrenia is key in early brain development
A gene associated with schizophrenia influences a critical stage of early brain development in mice...
Regeneration of oocytes from discarded genetic material: will this double IVF success rates?
A major factor limiting the effectiveness of IVF is the availability of high-quality egg cells from a patient. But new research suggests that the use of polar bodies might create two oocytes for the price of one...
Lower mitochondria gene activity in brains with Alzheimer's disease
Brain tissue from Alzheimer's disease patients shows reduced expression of nuclear genes coding for mitochondrial function...
Research finds sperm's 'on' switch
Researchers have discovered a receptor on the cell membrane of sperm that is vital for their activation...
Database links genetic variants to effects on expression
International scientists from the Genotype-Tissue Expression project have created a new database to study how genomic variants affect gene activity in different body tissues...
Cas9 inhibits hepatitis C in human cells
US researchers have used the CRISPR/Cas9 system to target hepatitis C infection in human cells...
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...
Human cells have their clock put back
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...