A genome editing approach has been used to correct a disease-causing genetic variation
in people, for the first time...
Single-nucleotide differences in a DNA sequence that are associated with an inherited cancer risk have been identified through a large-scale screening study...
An artificial intelligence model has been developed that is capable of decoding genomes and designing synthetic DNA, RNA and proteins...
The link between DNA sequences, DNA methylation and gene expression has been elucidated using a new technique that can detect the level of methylation at different points on the DNA...
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Professor Katalin Karikó and Professor Drew Weissman for their discoveries relating to nucleoside base modifications, which contributed to the development of mRNA vaccines...
Two publications about Y chromosome sequencing have contributed to the completion of the reference genome available to researchers, in a way that could improve understanding of male health and fertility...
On the 70th anniversary of the publication of the seminal papers detailing the DNA double helix, we have new insight into the discovery of DNA's structure. Three experts are interviewed in this BBC Inside Science podcast...
Cooking food at high temperatures damages the DNA within it, which can be absorbed by the consumer and may elevate cancer risk...
A new machine learning tool has been developed to help measure the efficiency of a specific type of genome editing, and identify what affects the rate of insertion of a genetic sequence...
In this episode of The Life Scientific, Professor Balasubramanian speaks about the technology he discovered, alongside, Professor Sir David Klenerman, that has enabled scientists to sequence the human genome faster and cheaper than ever...
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